 Bontemps at Beloit College | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 11, 1926 Taylorville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | May 13, 2017 (aged 90) Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Taylorville (Taylorville, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1951: 3rd round, 21st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 1951–1954 | Peoria Caterpillars | ||||||||||||||
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Ronald Yngve Bontemps (August 11, 1926 – May 13, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Taylorville, Illinois, and attended Beloit College. He was a captain of the United States men's basketball team, which won the gold medal in the 1952 Olympic Games.[1] He played in all eight games. Bontemps died on May 13, 2017, in Peoria, Illinois, aged 90.[2]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ron Bontemps Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Ronald Bontemps's Obituary". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved May 21, 2017.