George Spradling

A 3-sport athlete at Purdue, and 3-time member of All-Big 10, all-Midwestern and all-Western Conference teams in 1924, ’25 and ’26 … led Big 10 in scoring in 1924 and ’26, runner-up in ’25 … named conference’s best forward … as high schooler at Frankfort, set Indiana record for half-mile run in 1922 … at Purdue, rated among top half-milers in nation, finishing third in 1924 Olympic trials … played industrial basketball with Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., and professionally with Saginaw and Detroit.