Robert Eugene Jeangerard (June 20, 1933 – July 5, 2014) was an American

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player who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. Born in

Evanston, Illinois Evanston ( ) is a city, suburb of Chicago. Located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, it is situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. Evanston is north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wil ...

, Jeangerard played collegiately at the

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. He then played for the

Phillips 66ers The Phillips 66ers (also known as the Oilers) were an amateur basketball team located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and sponsored and run by the Phillips Petroleum Company. The 66ers were a national phenomenon that grew from a small-town team to an ...

in the NIBL (National Industrial Basketball League). The Phillips 66ers won the Olympic Trials in 1956, and Jeangerard was one of five players from the Phillips 66ers selected for the 1956 Olympic team, along with their coach, Gerald Tucker. Bill Russell and K.C.Jones, two-time NCAA Champions from the University of San Francisco, were also on the 1956 Olympic team, which won the gold medal. Jeangerard also served in the U.S. Air Force, started his own chain of tire stores, became a lawyer for his stores, and started the Jeangerard Foundation which raised money for national parks. A long-time resident of

San Carlos, California San Carlos (Spanish for "St. Charles") is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. The population is 30,722 per the 2020 census. History Native Americans Prior to the Spanish arrival in 1769, the land of San Carlos was occupi ...

, Jeangerard died on July 5, 2014, after a long battle with

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1933 births 2014 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball players Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in basketball People from San Carlos, California Basketball players from San Mateo County, California Phillips 66ers players Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois United States men's national basketball team players Forwards (basketball) Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games New Trier High School alumni 1959 FIBA World Championship players {{1930s-US-basketball-bio-stub