Carl Cain
American basketball player (1934–2024)
Carl Cecil Cain (August 2, 1934 – June 2, 2024) was an American basketball player. He competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Cain played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was a member of the United States national team, which won the Olympic gold medal in 1956.[1]
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| Born | August 2, 1934 Freeport, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | June 2, 2024 (aged 89) | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||
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| High school | Freeport (Freeport, Illinois) | |||||||||||
| College | Iowa (1953–1956) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1956 / Round: 2 | |||||||||||
| Selected by the Rochester Royals | ||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | |||||||||||
| Number | 21 | |||||||||||
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Cain died on June 2, 2024 at the age of 89.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Carl Cain". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ↑ Former Hawkeye All-American Carl Cain dies at 89
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