Adolph Sieberts Explained

Adolph Sieberts
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Position:Forward
Birth Date:29 August 1893
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Death Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
College:Oregon State (1913–1917)
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Adolph G. "Ade" Sieberts (August 29, 1893 – April 28, 1968)[1] was an American basketball player, most notable for a college career distinguished by his becoming Oregon State University's first All-American in the sport.[2]

Sports career

Sieberts, a forward from Portland, Oregon, went to Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) where he played basketball and baseball. As a basketball player, he led the Aggies to a Pacific Coast Conference (now known as the Pac-12 Conference) championship and was named first-team all-conference. He was also named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation for his 1915–16 junior season.[2]

Sieberts quit the Aggies' basketball team during his senior season to enter the business world.[3] Despite this he was named to the PCC all-conference team for the second consecutive season.[2]

Notes and References

  1. The Oregonian, 30 Apr 1968, p. 37
  2. Web site: 2014-15 Oregon State men's basketball media guide, page 131 . . 2014 . August 7, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908134244/http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf9/2942439.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30800 . September 8, 2015 .
  3. News: Ade Sieberts, Aggies' basket star, resigns. The Oregon Daily Journal. 11 January 1917. 13. Newspapers.com. August 7, 2015.