Don Rehfeldt

Don Rehfeldt

No. 15, 13
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	January 7, 1927(1927-01-07)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Date of death	October 16, 1980(1980-10-16) (aged 53)
Place of death	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
High school	Amundsen
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Wisconsin
NBA Draft	1950 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Pro career	1950–1952
League	NBA
Career history
1950–1951	Baltimore Bullets
1951–1952	Milwaukee Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1950)
Career NBA statistics
Points	692 (7.1 ppg)
Rebounds	494 (5.0 rpg)
Assists	118 (1.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Don Rehfeldt (January 7, 1927–October 16, 1980) was a graduate of Amundsen High School in Chicago, Illinois and went on to become a two time Big Ten (then Western Conference) leading scorer in 1949 and 1950 and the Big Ten MVP in 1950 at Wisconsin. He was also a First Team All-American in 1950. Don is a charter member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Athletic Hall of Fame, elected in 1991. He was most noted for his hook shot.

Upon graduation in 1950, Rehfeldt was the Badger all time leading scorer and held 14 other individual records. He held the Badger record as its last All-American for 56 years until Alando Tucker was named a First Team All-American in 2007. Rehfeldt was the second overall pick in the 1950 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets. After graduation he also played in the "World Series of Basketball" which was a nationwide tour that pitted the College All-Americans against the Harlem Globetrotters. Don was the leading scorer on that tour with other notable including top 50 all time NBA players Paul Arizin and Bob Cousy.

Don was also an avid bridge player and achieved the rank of Life Master along with his wife, Joyce. He also served almost 16 years on the Board of Education of his adopted home town, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. He died from cancer on October 16, 1980.

External links

• NBA statistics

Persondata
Name	Rehfeldt, Don
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1927
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	1980
Place of death	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin