Charlie Hoag

Charlie Hoag
Personal information
Born July 19, 1931
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Died March 8, 2012 (aged 80)
Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Oak Park and River Forest
(Oak Park, Illinois)
College Kansas (1950–1952)

Charles Monroe "Charlie" Hoag (July 19, 1931 – March 8, 2012)[1][2] was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Hoag was also an important player on the University of Kansas 1952 National Championship basketball team. He starred on the KU football team and baseball team while at KU as well.

He was drafted in the 1953 NFL Draft in the 26th round by the Cleveland Browns as the 311th overall pick, but he did not play professional sports because of a career ending serious knee injury he suffered in the 1953 KU versus KSU football game.[3]

He was part of the U.S. men's national basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played seven matches.

References

  1. University of Kansas. "Four-Sport KU Standout Charlie Hoag Dies". Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. Associated Press (March 9, 2012). "Gold medalist Charlie Hoag dies". ESPN. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. C.S. (March 10, 2012). "Obituary". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 29, 2012.

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