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American basketball player (1931–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles E. Slack (February 26, 1931 – July 3, 2020) was an American college basketball player from Marshall University. He holds the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I record for the highest single-season rebound average when he grabbed 25.6 rpg in 1954–55.[1][2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Pomeroy, Ohio, U.S. | February 26, 1931
Died | July 3, 2020 89) Akron, Ohio, U.S. | (aged
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Pomeroy (Pomeroy, Ohio) |
College | Marshall (1952–1956) |
NBA draft | 1956: 4th round, 30th overall pick |
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1956–1961 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Considered one of the greatest rebounders in college basketball history,[3] he had his Marshall uniform number (#17) retired in January 2000.[3] In his four-year career with the Thundering Herd, from 1952–53 to 1955–56, Slack compiled 1,916 career rebounds, which is third all-time behind Tom Gola's 2,201 and Joe Holup's 2,030.[4] Additionally, Slack's effort of 43 rebounds against Charleston (West Virginia) on January 12, 1954, is the second highest single game rebound total in NCAA history behind Bill Chambers' 51.[4] Slack owns the top four spots on Marshall's season rebounding average list with 25.6, 23.6, 22.2 and 16.3 rebounds per game.[5] A prodigious rebounder, he also scored 1,551 points during his career.[5]
Slack was drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the 1956 NBA draft, but he never played professionally.[6] He was, however, an alternate for the 1960 United States men's basketball team at the Olympics.[5] Slack was also a member of the varsity football team and was inducted into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985 as a two-sport star.[7] In 2019, he was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.[8]
Slack died July 3, 2020, at the age of 89.[9]
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