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10-21-2024, 08:06 PM
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Need help identifying 1952 US Olympics BK player
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!
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10-21-2024, 10:29 PM
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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.
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'Integrity is what you do when no one is looking' "The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep” Last edited by Michael B; 10-21-2024 at 10:31 PM.
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10-22-2024, 08:02 AM
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Wow. Thank you, Michael! How were you able to identify the US players?
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10-22-2024, 08:47 AM
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Last edited by Jewish-collector; 10-22-2024 at 08:49 AM.
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10-22-2024, 01:55 PM
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I have the press photo in my archives.
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'Integrity is what you do when no one is looking' "The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep”
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10-22-2024, 07:00 PM
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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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