Aytch Greer Skousen (September 24, 1916 – March 20, 1988) was a Mexican
basketball
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player who competed in the
1936 Summer Olympics
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Born in
Casas Grandes
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Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
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, he was part of the Mexican basketball team which won the bronze medal. He played five matches.
In 1950-1951 he taught and coached public school for the Toyah School District in
Toyah, Texas
Toyah is a town in Reeves County, Texas, United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census.
History
On October 25, 1906 a black man in Toyah named J. I. "Slab" Pitts was dragged to death and then hanged for living with his white wife, Eva ...
. Skousen died in
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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References
External links
Profile
* ttps://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/KWDS-KMS Aytch Greer Skousen (1916-1988)
1916 births
1988 deaths
Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Mexican men's basketball players
Mexican people of Danish descent
Mexican people of English descent
Olympic basketball players for Mexico
Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico
Basketball players from Chihuahua
Olympic medalists in basketball
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
People from Casas Grandes Municipality
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