Fred Ingaldson (2 September 1932 – 8 August 2011) was a Canadian

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player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Ingaldson was born in Pontiac, Michigan, United States in 1932, before moving to

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, Canada. He first played basketball in 1948, while at Isaac Newton High School. While in high school, Ingaldson was named the Ukrainian Athlete of the Year. After he joined the

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basketball team in 1950, he was part of the squad that won the national junior championships in 1952 and 1953. He then went to Montana State University, where he became the first person from

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to play in the

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. Six years later, Ingaldson was part of Canada's basketball team for the

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. Ingaldson made Canada's basketball team for the

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, but he did not take part in any matches during the tournament. However, he did play for Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics in

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, playing in nine matches for the team. Three years later, Ingaldson was part of Canada's team for the 1967 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg. Ingaldson retired as a player in the early 1970s, and later became a coach and broadcaster. He also owned a grocery shop in Winnipeg. Ingaldson was inducted into multiple halls of fame, including the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame (1983), the

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(2000), the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame (2002), and the Montana State Bobcats Hall of Fame (2011). He was also nominated as the Athlete of the Century.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingaldson, Fred 1932 births 2011 deaths Canadian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Basketball people from Michigan Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Canada Sportspeople from Pontiac, Michigan Basketball players from Oakland County, Michigan Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Montana State Bobcats men's basketball players American emigrants to Canada