Slim Wintermute
Urgel "Slim" Wintermute (born July 9, 1917 – presumed dead October 1977) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player.
 Wintermute from the 1939 Oregana | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1917 Portland, Oregon |
| Died | presumed dead in October, 1977 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Longview (Longview, Washington) |
| College | Oregon (1936–1939) |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1939–1940 | Detroit Eagles |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Collegiate career
Born in Portland, Oregon, Wintermute attended high school in Longview, Washington.[1] A mobile 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) center, Wintermute was a key member of the 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team, winners of the first NCAA Tournament championship. Wintermute was voted first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference and named an All-American in 1939.[2] He was elected to the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994 and is one of six Ducks whose numbers have been retired.[3]
Professional career
Wintermute played professionally for the Detroit Eagles of the National Basketball League.[2] He also served as player/coach for the Portland Indians of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League.[2][4]
After basketball
Following his basketball career, Wintermute worked for Boeing.[1] He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.[3] On October 21, 1977, Wintermute set out in his yacht from Portage Bay in Seattle's Lake Union and did not return.[5] His boat was found a few days later, with one of Wintermute's friends asleep on the boat who claimed that Slim was still alive when he went to sleep. Wintermute was never found.
References
- "Tallest of Tall Firs believed dead". Eugene Register-Guard. 1977-10-24. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- "Slim Wintermute". OregonStars.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- "Urgel "Slim" Wintermute". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- Kenyon, J. Michael. "Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League 1946–47 to 1947–48". Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- Ian Thomsen (April 3, 1988). "As 1st Champ, 'Tall Firs' Started Something Big". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved 2017-07-07.