Vern Corbin Explained
| Vern Corbin |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Death Date: | June 10, 1965 (aged 58) |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Highschool: | Piedmont (Piedmont, California) |
| College: | California (1926–1929) |
| Career Position: | Center |
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Lavern Corbin (died June 10, 1965) was an American basketball player who was an NCAA All-American as a senior at Cal in 1929. A center, Corbin played three seasons of college basketball between 1926–27 and 1928–29. Cal won conference titles every one of those years, and he twice led the league in scoring. He was an All-Pacific Coast Conference selection in 1929.[1] In high school, Corbin was a heralded player at Piedmont High School in Piedmont, California.
Corbin died of cancer on June 10, 1965, in Los Angeles.[2]
References
- General
- Web site: Pac-10 Annual Statistical Leaders. sportsstats.com. February 3, 2011.
- Web site: Player Bio: Vern Corbin. University of California. February 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404075330/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/corbin_vern00.html. April 4, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
- Web site: Storm . Pamela . Filion, Ron . Piedmont High School: Class of Fall, 1924 . Alameda County Genealogy . 2006 . February 3, 2011 . January 20, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100120230428/http://www.sfgenealogy.com/alameda/schools/aphsf24.htm . dead .
- Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide . 118 . . 2011 . December 19, 2014.
- News: Bear cage great Vern Corbin dies. Oakland Tribune. June 10, 1965. 5. Newspapers.com. January 24, 2021.
