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Born | (1928-11-27)November 27, 1928 Amarillo, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | June 29, 2005(2005-06-29) (aged 76) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||
High school | Greenville (Greenville, Texas) | |||||||||||
College | Oklahoma (1948–1951) | |||||||||||
NBA draft | 1951: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | |||||||||||
Selected by the Indianapolis Olympians | ||||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||
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Marcus Ross Freiberger ((1928-11-27)November 27, 1928 – June 29, 2005) was an American basketball player from Amarillo, Texas who was a gold medalist in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
At 6'11", Freiberger played collegiately for the Oklahoma Sooners.
He was a member of the 1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team that won the gold medal in Helsinki.[2]
From 1951 to 1955 Freiberger played for the Caterpillar Diesels and then the Houston Ada Oilers in the National Industrial Basketball League.[3]
Freiberger died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on June 29, 2005.