John Keller (basketball)

American basketball player

John Keller
Personal information
Born(1928-11-10)November 10, 1928
Page City, Kansas, US
DiedOctober 6, 2000(2000-10-06) (aged 71)
Great Bend, Kansas, US
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolPage City (Page City, Kansas)
College
NBA draft1952: undrafted
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team competition

John Frederick Keller (November 10, 1928 – October 6, 2000) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed in three games as a member of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal.[1]

He died in 2000 in Great Bend, Kansas where he had lived since 1952.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Keller Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball 1951–52 NCAA champions
Head coach
Phog Allen
Assistant coach
Dick Harp
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United States basketball squad1952 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
United States


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