Marv Huffman
 Huffman, circa 1938 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 14, 1917 New Castle, Indiana,U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1983(aged 66) Akron, Ohio,U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | New Castle(New Castle, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana(1937–1940) |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1940–1941 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Marvin Huffman(March 14, 1917 – May 15, 1983)[1]was an Americanbasketballplayer.
A 6'2 "forward,Huffman starred atNew Castle High SchoolinIndiana,where he started every game for four years. He then played collegiately atIndiana University,leading the Hoosiers to the1940 NCAA Championship.After scoring a team-high 12 points in the deciding game over theUniversity of Kansas,Huffman received the second-everNCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Playeraward and earnedConverseFirst Team All-American honors.
Huffman later had a brief professional career with theAkron Wingfootsof theNational Basketball League,a forerunner to theNBA.During the 1940–41 NBL season, he averaged 5.1 points in 22 games.[2]
Huffman was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.[3][4]
Huffman' brotherVernwas also an All-American basketball player for IU and later went on to play professional football for theDetroit Lions.[5]
He graduated fromHarvard UniversityBusiness School's Advanced Management Program in 1952.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^Known Deceased Basketball Individuals,Association for Professional Basketball Research.
- ^BBALLsports.comSports Statistics Database.
- ^Indiana Hoosiers Hall of FameArchived2009-11-25 at theWayback Machineprofile.
- ^Indiana Basketball Hall of Fameprofile.
- ^Hiner, Jason (2013).Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia.ISBN9781613216170.RetrievedApril 16,2017.
- ^"Marvin Huffman – Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame".
- ^Rogers, David C.D. (22 April 1952)."Executives Find 'B' School Program Stiff Grind | News | The Harvard Crimson".www.thecrimson.com.The Harvard Crimson.Retrieved29 April2024.
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