Dick Linthicum
American basketball player (1908/1909 – 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Linthicum[1] (1908 or 1909[2]–1979) was an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He was the school's first All-American in any sport. Linthicum was then a UCLA assistant coach and scout for five seasons. He was inducted posthumously into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Born | 1908 or 1909 |
Died | 1979 (aged 70) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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High school | Hollywood (Hollywood, California) |
College | UCLA (1928–1932) |
Position | Forward |
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Outside of basketball, Linthicum was a business manager with Columbia Pictures for eight years before serving 10 years in the U.S. Navy and 16 years in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).