Marv Huffman Explained

Marv Huffman
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Birth Date:14 March 1917
Birth Place:New Castle, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Akron, Ohio, U.S.
High School:New Castle (New Castle, Indiana)
College:Indiana (1937–1940)
Career Position:Forward
Years1:1940–1941
Team1:Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
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Marvin Huffman (March 14, 1917 – May 15, 1983)[1] was an American basketball player.

A 6'2" forward, Huffman starred at New Castle High School in Indiana, where he started every game for four years. He then played collegiately at Indiana University, leading the Hoosiers to the 1940 NCAA Championship. After scoring a team-high 12 points in the deciding game over the University of Kansas, Huffman received the second-ever NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player award and earned Converse First Team All-American honors.

Huffman later had a brief professional career with the Akron Wingfoots of the National Basketball League, a forerunner to the NBA. During the 1940–41 NBL season, he averaged 5.1 points in 22 games.[2]

Huffman was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.[3] [4]

Huffman' brother Vern was also an All-American basketball player for IU and later went on to play professional football for the Detroit Lions.[5]

He graduated from Harvard University Business School's Advanced Management Program in 1952.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. http://members.aol.com/bradleyrd/deceased.html Known Deceased Basketball Individuals
  2. http://www.bballsports.com/ BBALLsports.com
  3. http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/trads/ind-trads-hof-1989.html Indiana Hoosiers Hall of Fame
  4. http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/marvin-huffman/ Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
  5. Book: Hiner, Jason . 2013 . Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia . 9781613216170 . April 16, 2017.
  6. Web site: Marvin Huffman – Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
  7. Web site: Rogers . David C.D. . Executives Find 'B' School Program Stiff Grind News The Harvard Crimson . www.thecrimson.com . The Harvard Crimson . 29 April 2024 . 22 April 1952.