Willard Schmidt (basketball)
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Willard Theodore Schmidt (February 14, 1910 – April 13, 1965) was an American
basketball
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match.
He played college basketball at Creighton University
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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 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match.
He played college basketball at Creighton University
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...
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