Howie Williams (basketball)
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Howard "Howie" Earl Williams (October 29, 1927 – December 25, 2004) was an American
basketball
player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
. Williams played collegiately at Purdue University
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He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played all eight games.
He died in Phoenix, Arizona
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United States
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
. Williams played collegiately at Purdue University
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball holds the record for most Big Ten Championships with 22, along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records...
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He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played all eight games.
He died in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
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