William Gardner

All-State at Crispus Attucks, where he scored 22 points in 1951 Final Four game against Evansville Reitz … played four years with Harlem Globetrotters, when with the New York Knickerbockers …  twice was MVP in the Globetrotters’ series against the College All-Stars …  A member of Tony Hinkle’s ‘Dream Team’ … while in U. S. Army, played on team that won the World Military Championships at Damascus, Syria …  noted high jumper and two-way football player … he also played baseball in the Red Sox organization … athletic career cut short by a heart condition.