Gordon Carpenter Explained

Gordon Carpenter
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:220
Birth Date:1919 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Ash Flat, Arkansas, U.S.
High School:Ash Flat (Ash Flat, Arkansas)
College:Arkansas (1940–1943)
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Gordon "Shorty" Carpenter (September 24, 1919 – March 8, 1988) was an American basketball player, and part of gold medal winning American basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Born in Ash Flat, Arkansas and nicknamed Shorty despite his 6-foot, 6 inch frame, Carpenter played his college basketball at the University of Arkansas, where he was an All-Southwest Conference performer in 1943. He later played AAU basketball for both the Phillips 66ers and Denver Chevrolets, making AAU All-American teams each year from 1943 to 1947.[2] [3]

He coached the United States men's national basketball team at the 1950 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.[4]

Carpenter was named to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame. Following his playing career, he became a referee with the Big Eight Conference.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Gordon Carpenter Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114800/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/gordon-carpenter-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . June 14, 2018.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=lHJrkIxwhMcC&dq=basketball+%22gordon+carpenter%22&pg=PA250 Biographical Dictionary of American Sports
  3. http://www.apbr.org/aau.html Amateur Athletic Union Basketball
  4. http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1950.html 1950 USA Basketball
  5. http://www.arksportshalloffame.org/lists.php/mode/details/id/222 Gordon Carpenter | Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame