Personal information | |
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Born | Portland, Oregon | July 19, 1917
Died | presumed dead in October, 1977 (aged 60) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Longview ( Longview, Washington) |
College | Oregon (1936–1939) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1939–1940 | Detroit Eagles |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Urgel "Slim" Wintermute (born July 9, 1917 – presumed dead October 1977) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Wintermute attended high school in Longview, Washington. [1] A mobile 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) center, Wintermute was a key member of the 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team, winners of the first NCAA Tournament championship. Wintermute was voted first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference and named an All-American in 1939. [2] He was elected to the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994 and is one of six Ducks whose numbers have been retired. [3]
Wintermute played professionally for the Detroit Eagles of the National Basketball League. [2] He also served as player/coach for the Portland Indians of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League. [2] [4]
Following his basketball career, Wintermute worked for Boeing. [1] He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. [3] On October 21, 1977, Wintermute set out in his yacht from Portage Bay in Seattle's Lake Union and did not return. [5] His boat was found a few days later, with one of Wintermute's friends asleep on the boat who claimed that Slim was still alive when he went to sleep. Wintermute was never found.
Personal information | |
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Born | Portland, Oregon | July 19, 1917
Died | presumed dead in October, 1977 (aged 60) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Longview ( Longview, Washington) |
College | Oregon (1936–1939) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1939–1940 | Detroit Eagles |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Urgel "Slim" Wintermute (born July 9, 1917 – presumed dead October 1977) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Wintermute attended high school in Longview, Washington. [1] A mobile 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) center, Wintermute was a key member of the 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team, winners of the first NCAA Tournament championship. Wintermute was voted first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference and named an All-American in 1939. [2] He was elected to the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994 and is one of six Ducks whose numbers have been retired. [3]
Wintermute played professionally for the Detroit Eagles of the National Basketball League. [2] He also served as player/coach for the Portland Indians of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League. [2] [4]
Following his basketball career, Wintermute worked for Boeing. [1] He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. [3] On October 21, 1977, Wintermute set out in his yacht from Portage Bay in Seattle's Lake Union and did not return. [5] His boat was found a few days later, with one of Wintermute's friends asleep on the boat who claimed that Slim was still alive when he went to sleep. Wintermute was never found.