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Jul 06, 1928 Chicago, Illinois, United States Died on 11 Jan 2012 (aged 83)
American basketball player
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About Wally Osterkorn
- Walter Raymond "Wally" Osterkorn (July 6, 1928 – January 11, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'5" forward from the University of Illinois, Osterkorn began his pro career with the St.
- Paul Lights of the National Professional Basketball League during the 1950-51 season.
- When St.
- Paul folded 20 games into the season, he was obtained by the Sheboygan Red Skins, who at that time were in their 13th season of operation, the longest-running professional basketball franchise in the nation.
- Osterkorn played the final 19 games for Sheboygan and helped the Red Skins to a league-best 29-16 record.
- He was named to the NPBL's second team as a forward after averaging 13 points per game, sixth-best in the league. Osterkorn then played four seasons (1951–1955) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals.
- He averaged 7.0 points per game and won a league championship in 1955.
- He died in 2012.
