- Wally Osterkorn
Walter Raymond Osterkorn (born
July 6 ,1928 ) was an American professionalbasketball player.A 6'5" forward from the
University of Illinois , Osterkorn began his pro career with the St. Paul Lights of the National Professional Basketball League during the 1950-51 season. When St. Paul folded 20 games into the season, he was obtained by the Sheboygan Red Skins, who at that time were in their 13th season of operation, the longest-running professional basketball franchise in the nation. Osterkorn played the final 19 games for Sheboygan and helped the Red Skins to a league-best 29-16 record. He was named to the NPBL's second team as a forward after averaging 13 points per game, sixth-best in the league.Osterkorn then played four seasons (1951-1955) in the
National Basketball Association as a member of theSyracuse Nationals . He averaged 7.0points per game and won a league championship in 1955.External links
*basketball-reference
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