Ed Beisser
North (Des Moines, Iowa) | |
| College | Creighton (1940–1943) |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Number | 48 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Edward J. Beisser (May 9, 1919 – October 7, 2000) was an American standout basketball player for Creighton University in the early 1940s and was named a consensus NCAA First Team All-American as a senior in 1942–43.[1] He was a three-time First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection and was later named one of the MVC's "50 Greatest Players" in the conference's history.[2]
Beisser attended
NCAA Tournament, but lost in the first round. In 1942 and 1943, Beisser led the Bluejays to National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearances. They won the Third Place Game in 1942 over Toledo, 48–46, but lost in the first round the following year to Washington & Jefferson, 43–42. Beisser was named to the All-Tournament Team in 1942.[4]
After college, Beisser joined the Phillips Oilers in the
Basketball Hall of Famer, to lead the Oilers to three straight national championships in 1946, 1947 and 1948.[3] Phillips then defeated the University of Kentucky in a 1948 Olympic Games playoff match.[3] As a result, Beisser was selected as an alternate for the United States men's national basketball team.[3] He never played for them, however, and he stayed with the Phillips Petroleum Company throughout his later life while living in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.[3]
References
- ^ "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99". apbr.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ "Missouri Valley Conference Recognizes MVC Men's Basketball '50 Greatest' Players" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g McGrane, Bert (March 25, 1951). "Ed Beisser, Des Moines, 1951; Chuck McConnell, Mason City, 1951; Murray Wier, Muscatine, 1951". The Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ "2002–03 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Creighton University. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.