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Olympic medal record Men's basketball Gold 1948 London Team competition Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick (September 29, 1917 – November 25, 1999) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Jesse "Cab" Renick was A 6'2" Guard/Forward for Marietta High School in Marietta Oklahoma. He went on to star at Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma State) He was All-Missouri Valley in 1939 and 1940 as well as an All-American in 1939 and 1940.
OSU's first two-time All-American selection, he played on the United States Gold Metal Olympic Team alongside another Oklahoma A&M great Bob Kurland. He led the Cowboy's of OSU to 45-11 record in his two seasons.
Jesse Renick was also the second Native American, after Jim Thorpe, to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
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1940 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Gus Broberg • John Dick • George Glamack • Bill Hapac • Ralph VaughnSecond Team
Jack Harvey • Marvin Huffman • Jimmy McNatt • Jesse Renick1947 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans Vince Boryla • Bill Calhoun • Shorty Carpenter • Jimmy Darden • Bob Kurland • Ron Livingstone • Paul Napolitano • Marty Nash • Jim Pollard • Cab Renick
1948 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans Don Barksdale • Vince Boryla • Jimmy Darden • Ace Gruenig • Bob Kurland • Roy Lipscomb • Les O'Gara • R. C. Pitts • Cab Renick • Warren Taulbee
1948 Olympic Champion Men's Basketball team - United States Categories:- 1917 births
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- Olympic medalists in basketball
- American Olympic medalist stubs
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