Raymond George Lumpp (July 11, 1923 – January 16, 2015) was an American professional

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player. Lumpp was born in

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and grew up in

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. He played college basketball for

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, and was on the team that made it to the finals of the 1948 NIT tournament. Lumpp competed in the

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as part of the American men's basketball team that won the gold medal. From 1948 to 1953 Lumpp played professionally for the

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, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 12.7 points per game in his rookie season. Following his basketball career, Lumpp served as athletic director of the

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and ran the club’s annual track and field meet during the 1960s. He later organized the Vitalis Olympic Invitational indoor meet held at the Meadowlands. He died in

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in January 2015.

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Olympic profile
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