 Haldorson with the Phillips 66ers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1934-01-12)January 12, 1934 Austin, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 13, 2023(2023-10-13) (aged 89) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Austin (Austin, Minnesota) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Colorado (1951–1955) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1955: 4th round, 23rd overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1955 | Luckett-Nix Clippers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1960 | Phillips 66ers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burdette Eliele "Burdie" Haldorson (January 12, 1934 – October 13, 2023) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Haldorson played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Haldorson was part of the American basketball team that won the gold medal in 1956. He never played professionally, but was a member of the AAU Phillips 66ers for a number of years.
Four years later, in 1960, he won his second gold medal as part of the American team. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, March 10, 2012.
Haldorson died in Colorado Springs on October 13, 2023, at the age of 89.
References
- Craig Swalboski (20 March 2012). "Austin native went on to amazing basketball career". Post Bulletin. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Irv Moss (6 May 2016). "Burdie Haldorson, CU's two-time basketball Olympic gold medalist". Denver Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Gerald Scott (25 December 1983). "Players recall vividly the winning of the gold". The Courier-Journal. p. 35. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012
- Burdie Haldorson. Olympedia.
External links
- Burdie Haldorson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Burdette Haldorson at Olympics.com
- Burdette Haldorson at USA Basketball
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