Waldo Wegner was an American

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 basketball

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 player born in Everly, Iowa

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. Wegner was the first All-American in Iowa State

Iowa State University

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 college basketball

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 history. Standing 6-4, Wenger was a civil engineering

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 student at Iowa State when he answered an advertisement in the college newspaper

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 to try out for the team.

His basketball jersey, number 14, was retired in 1992. He was the fifth player in Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

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 history to have his number retired. He shares the number 14 with Jeff Hornacek

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 whose jersey was retired the year prior. In 2007, he was named to the Cyclones

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

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' "all-century" basketball team.

After graduating from Iowa State University

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 in 1935, Wegner worked as a city engineer

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, director of public works

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, and city manager

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 in several Iowa

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 and Minnesota

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 cities. He also served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945. In 1963, Wegner returned to Ames, Iowa

Ames, Iowa

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 to become the first director of the Center for Industrial Research and Service, appointed by then university President James H. Hilton, the namesake for Iowa State’s basketball arena

Hilton Coliseum

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. Wegner held that position until he retired in 1978.