Bobby Lowther
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Houston, Texas | December 14, 1923
Died | March 23, 2015 Alexandria, Louisiana | (aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bolton (Alexandria, Louisiana) |
College | LSU (1943–1943, 1945–1948) |
Playing career | 1948–1949 |
Position | Forward / center |
Career history | |
1948 | Montgomery Rebels |
1948–1949 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
1949 | Waterloo Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Carswell Lowther Sr. (December 14, 1923 – March 23, 2015) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and then the Waterloo Hawks in the National Basketball League during the 1948–49 season.[1] Lowther averaged 1.9 points per game.[1][3]
Lowther was also an accomplished track and field athlete, placing in the top 3 of the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump and decathlon.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bobby Lowther NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Bobby Lowther". Peach Basket Society. July 14, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Bobby Lowther Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "Robert Carswell "Bobby" Lowther Sr". legacy.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Bobby Lowther at Track and Field Statistics (registration required)
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Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2015 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- Centers (basketball)
- Forwards (basketball)
- LSU Tigers men's basketball players
- LSU Tigers track and field athletes
- Military personnel from Louisiana
- Sportspeople from Alexandria, Louisiana
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks players
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- Waterloo Hawks players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American male decathletes
- American male triple jumpers
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs