Bruno Boin

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Bruno Boin
St. Louis Hawks
PositionCenter
Career history
1955–1956, 1957–1960Buchan Bakers
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-AmericanNABC (1957)
  • AP honorable mention All-American (1957)
  • First-team All-PCC (1956)
  • 2× Second-team All-PCC (1957, 1959)
  • AAU national champion (1956)

Bruno Boin (born c. 1937) is an American former basketball player known for his college career at the University of Washington in the 1950s.[1] He was an NCAA All-American in 1957 as well as a first-team all-Pacific Coast Conference choice in 1958.[1]

A native of

1959 (Detroit Pistons)[6] but never played in the league due to a bad back.[2]

Boin went into the actuarial business for 33 years and retired in 1998.[2] As of February 2005 he was splitting his time in retirement between Whidbey Island and Palm Desert, California.[2] He was inducted into the University of Washington's Hall of Fame in 1992 and named to their All-Century Team in 2002.[1]

Boin is married to Sheila Dolan Boin and they have three children, Patrick Christopher Boin b-1965, Mari Boin b-1968, and Leslie Madelon Boin b-1969

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bruno Boin Profile". Hall of Fame. University of Washington. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. ^
    Seattle Times
    . The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. Eugene Register-Guard
    . November 1, 1957. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Buchan Bakers Players By Year". BuchanBakers.com. 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "1959 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2015.