Max Eugene Biggs (June 15, 1923 – October 25, 1990) was an American professional

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player. Biggs played in four games in the National Basketball League for the Sheboygan Red Skins during the 1946–47 season A native of Lafayette, Indiana, Biggs played basketball for one season at

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before enrolling in the

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. He also played for Purdue's

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team.

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1923 births 1990 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Indiana Centers (basketball) Forwards (basketball) Purdue Boilermakers football players Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players Sheboygan Red Skins players People from Warren County, Indiana United States Navy personnel of World War II {{1920s-US-basketball-bio-stub