Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player, Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete. For eleven seasons (1954 to 1964), he played at the center position in the National Basketball Association with the Minneapolis Lakers, Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks and Boston Celtics. Born Clyde Edward Lovellette, he attended Garfield High School in Indiana, where he made his initial mark on the hardwood floor, as he achieved all-State honors twice. He continued his athletic excellence on the collegiate level at the University of Kansas and distinguished himself, when he produced 33 points with 17 rebounds as the Jayhawks defeated St. John's in the 1952 NCAA Title Game. He was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament in 1952. He led the nation with a 28.6 points-per-game average and earned the Helms Foundation College Player of the Year honor. He move on to the international stage and was a contributor to the United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team during the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland, which defeated the Soviet Union's team to win the Gold Medal. Selected by Minneapolis as the ninth overall pick during the 1952 NBA Draft, he delayed the start of his professional career when he played one season (1952-1953) with the Phillips 66ers of the AAU, who won the league title that season. During the course of his NBA career, he experienced three world championships (1954 Lakers, 1963 and 1964 Celtics) and individually earned all-star honors four-times. At the stature of 6 feet, 9 inches, he showed great versatility, as he moved with ease outside to display his one-handed set shot. After retiring from basketball, he worked in law enforcement and as a councilor to juveniles. He was inducted into the State of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1975 and was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. His uniform number 16 has been retired by the University of Kansas. He penned his autobiography "The Story of Basketball Great Clyde Lovellette" in 2015. He died from cancer.