Herschell Turner

Enjoyed record-setting career at Shortridge…acclaimed as one of Indpls’s greatest players ever, but he escaped statewide notice because Blue Devils were constantly thwarted by legendary Crispus Attucks teams…left Shortridge with single-season and career scoring record…all-city, all-sectiona…team MVP…named Helms All-American at Nebraska, where he led Cornhuskers in scoring and rebounding 3 straight yrs…first Nebraska player to score 1,000 points..All-Big 8 selection…played in east-west college all-star game…participated in the ’60 Olympic trials that produced what is generally acclaimed as the greatest U.S. team ever…named to Silver Anniversary Team in ’71.