Homer Fuller | |
Position: | Guard / forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 220 |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1920 |
Birth Place: | Annona, Texas |
Death Place: | Dallas, Texas |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Annona (Annona, Texas) |
College: | Texas A&M–Commerce (1939–1942) |
Years1: | 1944–1945 |
Team1: | Oshkosh All-Stars |
Cyears1: | 1945–1954 |
Cteam1: | W. H. Adamson HS |
William Homer Fuller (January 9, 1920 – March 25, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.[1] [2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars during the 1944–45 season averaged 5.3 points per game.[1] [3] At Texas A&M University–Commerce he played basketball and tennis.[2]
After college, Fuller tried to join the Navy but was denied due to vascular problems in his legs.[2] He became a school teacher in the Dallas, Texas area while also coaching and refereeing high school basketball and football.[4] He moved up the ranks in education to become a Deputy Assistant Superintendent, retiring in 1981.[4] Fuller also refereed collegiately for the Missouri Valley Conference and holds the distinction of being on the officiating crew of the first college football game in the Houston Astrodome.[4]