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shagrotn77 10-21-2024 08:06 PM

Need help identifying 1952 US Olympics BK player
 
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I'm trying to identify the US player on the right of the card. I feel fairly certain that the US player on the left is Clyde Lovellette. I think the player on the right may be Bob Kurland, as he was the tallest player on the team at 7 feet, but I can't tell for sure. I looked for a profile shot of him facing left from that time period, but came up goose eggs. Any help would be appreciated!

Michael B 10-21-2024 10:29 PM

This card shows the game between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. played on July 28, 1952 (Group B, Game 2 in Round 2) at the Tennispalatsi. Attendance was 1984. The U.S. won 86-58.

The players left to right are - Ron Bontemps, Anatoly Konev (#9), Otar Korkia (jumping) Unidentified U.S., Dan Pippin and Stepas Butautas (#4).
I would have guessed Lovellette on the left and Marcus Freiberger on the right. Freiberger wore knee pads with the white back. Kurland's were usually darker.

shagrotn77 10-22-2024 08:02 AM

Wow. Thank you, Michael! How were you able to identify the US players?

Jewish-collector 10-22-2024 08:47 AM

Here's info on the USA team photo:

https://web.archive.org/web/19970218.../molyhis1.html

Michael B 10-22-2024 01:55 PM

I have the press photo in my archives.

shagrotn77 10-22-2024 07:00 PM

Thanks again, Michael. I was able to find that press photo on eBay:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rmAAA...LCp/s-l960.jpg

I do, however, believe that the caption is incorrect. Based on the team photo in the link that Jewish-collector provided, I think the 2 US players (L-R) are Lovellette and Bontemps. Compare the photo of Bontemps below to the image on the card:

https://basketballmuseumofillinois.c...n_Bontemps.jpg

My hope was that I had found a playing-days issue of Bob Kurland, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Is anyone aware of one (card or postcard)?


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