Marcus Ross Freiberger ( – June 29, 2005) was an American
basketball player from
Amarillo, Texas who was a Gold Medalist in the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
.
Playing career
At 6'11", Freiberger played collegiately for the
Oklahoma Sooners.
He was a member of the
1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team
The 1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland from July 14 to August 2, 1952. Warren Womble was the team's head coach, and Phog Allen was the team's main assistant coach. The team w ...
that won the Gold Medal in Helsinki.
From 1951–1955 Freiberger played for the
Caterpillar Diesels
The Caterpillar Diesels (also later known as the Peoria Cats or Caterpillars) was an amateur basketball team located in Peoria, Illinois and sponsored and run by the Caterpillar Inc. company. The Caterpillars were one of the most successful tea ...
and then the
Houston Ada Oilers
The Houston Ada Oilers was an amateur basketball club located in Houston, Texas, sponsored and run by the Phillips Petroleum Company. The team was created after the huge success the company's other team, the Phillips 66ers, had achieved in the 19 ...
in the
National Industrial Basketball League.
Death
Freiberger died in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina on June 29, 2005.
References
External links
profile
1928 births
2005 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Basketball players from Texas
Indianapolis Olympians draft picks
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
Peoria Caterpillars players
Sportspeople from Amarillo, Texas
United States men's national basketball team players
Centers (basketball)
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