About Clyde Lovellette
Clyde Edward Lovellette ( loh-VEL-et; September 7, 1929 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketball player in history to achieve the Triple Crown – playing on an NCAA championship team, Olympics gold medal basketball team, and NBA championship squad. == Early life == Lovellette was born on September 7, 1929, in Petersburg, Indiana, moving to Terre Haute as a child. He attended Garfield High School in Terre Haute, where he was a two-time All-State performer on the school's basketball team. As a high school junior (1946–47), Lovellette's previously undefeated Garfield team, which had won 31 straight games, lost in the Indiana state championship finals to a Shelbyville team led by Bill Garrett (though Lovellette was high scorer with 25 points in the championship game). Lovelette was selected All-State center that year. He was selected to the 1948 Indiana all-star team to play against a team of Kentucky high school all-stars. == College == Lovellette originally committed to play basketball at Indiana University, but University of Kansas and future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Forrest "Phog" Allen persisted in recruiting Lovellette, even traveling to his home in Terre Haute. After visiting Kansas's campus Lovellette was convinced to attend college there and play basketball under Allen.
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