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In high school, he helped lead Alden-Hebron High School to the 1952 Illinois high school basketball state championship. [2] Judson served as the team captain for the 1955–56 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team and helped guide them to an 18–4 record. [3]
After his Illinois career came to an end, Kerr started a 12-year professional career followed by becoming the first head coach of the Chicago Bulls in 1966. The 1954 team added twin brothers, Paul and Phil Judson from Hebron, Illinois , Bruce Brothers and Bill Ridley as sophomores.
Alden-Hebron High School is the smallest school to win the Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship. In 1952, with an enrollment of 98 students, the boys team won the state title with an overtime victory over Quincy with a final score of 64-59. At the time, all Illinois schools competed for a single championship, regardless of enrollment.
Kjellstrom was born in Rockford, Illinois and brought up in Hebron, Illinois where he played basketball and was part of the Hebron team which reached the state tournament for the first time (Hebron went on to win it in 1952). [3] He enlisted in the Army in December 1942 and was commissioned in June 1944. [1]
The 1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Regular season [ edit ] Under the leadership of Harry Combes and coming off consecutive third-place finishes in the NCAA Tournament , the Fighting Illini men's basketball program had become one of the most powerful in the ...
The 1954-55 team had some talented juniors including the return of twin brothers, Paul and Phil Judson from Hebron, Illinois, Bruce Brothers and Bill Ridley. It also added sophomores George Bon Salle , Bill Altenberger , Hiles Stout , and future Illini head coach, Harv Schmidt .
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The 1955–56 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of ... Alden-Hebron High School: Hebron, Illinois: F: 32 Bruce Brothers: 6 ...