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3 time All Americans
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One of the most exclusive lists to be compiled in college basketball is players who made 3 consensus All American teams. Since 1920 a total of 25 players across all programs can claim that, and reading through the list its some of the greatest and most accomplished players in the history of college basketball.
Cincinnati -- Oscar Robertson : 1958-1960
Creighton -- Doug McDermott : 2012-2014
Depaul -- George Mikan : 1944-1946
Georgetown -- Patrick Ewing : 1983-1985
LaSalle -- Tom Gola : 1953-1955
LSU -- Pete Maravich : 1968-1970
Missouri -- Herb Bunker : 1921-1923
Montana St -- John Thompson : 1927-1930
N. Carolina -- Jack Cobb : 1924-1926
N. Carolina -- Tyler Hansbrough : 2007-2009
NC State -- David Thompson : 1973-1975
Notre Dame -- Ed Krause : 1932-1934
Notre Dame -- John Moir : 1936-1938
Notre Dame -- Paul Nowak : 1936-1938
Ohio State -- Jerry Lucas : 1960-1962
Oklahoma -- Wayman Tisdale : 1983-1985
Oklahoma State -- Bob Kurland : 1944-1946
Pittsburg -- Charley Hyatt : 1928-1930
Purdue -- Charles Murphy : 1928-1930
Purdue -- John Wooden : 1930-1932
Stanford -- Hank Luisetti : 1936-1938
Syracuse -- Victor Hanson : 1925-1927
UCLA -- Lew Alcindor : 1965-1969
UCLA -- Bill Walton : 1972-1974
Virginia -- Ralph Sampson : 1981-1983
You may note that MU has a member of that list, and I suspect very few Tiger fans are familiar with the name Herb Bunker.
One of the true giants in MU athletics history the native of Nevada, MO is one of only two Tiger athletes ever to letter in 4 sports: basketball, football, baseball, and track. A tackle/center in football, he captained the Tigers in 1922. He was a catcher/outfielder in baseball and threw the shot put on the track team. Though not much of a scorer in basketball, the massive 6'2 200 lb Bunker was a stellar defender and a peerless rebounder. Bunker was “ox-strong, whip-smart, and barge large” or as was written in Ol'Mizzou he was “built like a blacksmith with the brain of an egghead, and the soul of a Sunday School teacher.” The Tigers won the conference title in Bunkers first year on varsity finishing 17-1 with the season's only loss on the final game to KSU and finished #1 in the Premo Polls thanks in large part to his unrivaled defensive abilities. Bunker was named an All American as well as first team all conference (along with 2 of his teammates, the conference first team was composed of 3 Tigers). MU would challenge Penn, the east's foremost power, at the season's end to determine the nation's top team but Penn would decline.
MU would enter Bunker's junior season as the two time defending league champs, and Bunker jumped center before then moving to a guard position. His defense inspired Mid Mo poet Leslie Edmonds to write “See the ponderous Bunker covering the back court with easy grace and guiding his huge strength ever toward the man.” The Tigers would again start the year undefeated, this time at 13-0, before losing a rematch to ku by 10 (MU had won 21 of the last 25 against ku). MU would win their remaining games to finish 16-1 and again #1 in the season end Premo Poll but in a tie with ku for the conference title. Not satisfied with a tie MU would extend a challenge to ku for a tiebreaker to be played in Convention Hall in KC, but similar to the year prior's challenge it was declined. (ku currently claims the season as a national championship despite losing more games than MU on the season). Bunker was again named both First Team All Conference and an All American.
Bunker's senior season at MU would again come down ultimately to a race with ku as MU would sweep their other 14 games undefeated. But although MU was built around the strength in the post of Bunker, ku was built around two outstanding guards. In the season's first matchup, Bunker played a large role in holding ku to just 6 first half points…unfortunately 6 is all MU could muster in the first half as well. After surging to a 16-10 lead, MU fell 21-19 to ku. After two more victories MU would face the KC Athletic Club, and AAU team that was equivalent to facing an NBA team today and lose 32-22, and one game back of ku for the race for MU's third consecutive title. A record crowd of more than 3,000 packed Robinson Gymnasium in Lawrence to watch MU fall 23-20 and finish 2nd to ku. MU would finish 15-3 overall and #3 in the final Premo Polls, their lowest national finish in Bunker's 3 seasons. All 5 starters including Bunker made the 1st or 2nd team All conference, with Bunker again earning All American Honors.
MU went a combined 48-5 during his playing days. Bunker would go on to earn a Ph.D. in sociology, and then headed Mizzou's department of physical education for many years before retiring in 1965. He was the Alumni Association director from 1946-1951. A professor emeritus of physical education and holder of 3 degrees from MU, Bunker received the University of Missouri Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award in 1966. He spent nine years as football coach and athletic director at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., and also coached at Missouri, Auburn and Florida, and at Paseo High School in Kansas City, Mo. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 and the University of Missouri Hall of Fame in 1990. He passed away in 1980 at the age of 84.
Cincinnati -- Oscar Robertson : 1958-1960
Creighton -- Doug McDermott : 2012-2014
Depaul -- George Mikan : 1944-1946
Georgetown -- Patrick Ewing : 1983-1985
LaSalle -- Tom Gola : 1953-1955
LSU -- Pete Maravich : 1968-1970
Missouri -- Herb Bunker : 1921-1923
Montana St -- John Thompson : 1927-1930
N. Carolina -- Jack Cobb : 1924-1926
N. Carolina -- Tyler Hansbrough : 2007-2009
NC State -- David Thompson : 1973-1975
Notre Dame -- Ed Krause : 1932-1934
Notre Dame -- John Moir : 1936-1938
Notre Dame -- Paul Nowak : 1936-1938
Ohio State -- Jerry Lucas : 1960-1962
Oklahoma -- Wayman Tisdale : 1983-1985
Oklahoma State -- Bob Kurland : 1944-1946
Pittsburg -- Charley Hyatt : 1928-1930
Purdue -- Charles Murphy : 1928-1930
Purdue -- John Wooden : 1930-1932
Stanford -- Hank Luisetti : 1936-1938
Syracuse -- Victor Hanson : 1925-1927
UCLA -- Lew Alcindor : 1965-1969
UCLA -- Bill Walton : 1972-1974
Virginia -- Ralph Sampson : 1981-1983
You may note that MU has a member of that list, and I suspect very few Tiger fans are familiar with the name Herb Bunker.
One of the true giants in MU athletics history the native of Nevada, MO is one of only two Tiger athletes ever to letter in 4 sports: basketball, football, baseball, and track. A tackle/center in football, he captained the Tigers in 1922. He was a catcher/outfielder in baseball and threw the shot put on the track team. Though not much of a scorer in basketball, the massive 6'2 200 lb Bunker was a stellar defender and a peerless rebounder. Bunker was “ox-strong, whip-smart, and barge large” or as was written in Ol'Mizzou he was “built like a blacksmith with the brain of an egghead, and the soul of a Sunday School teacher.” The Tigers won the conference title in Bunkers first year on varsity finishing 17-1 with the season's only loss on the final game to KSU and finished #1 in the Premo Polls thanks in large part to his unrivaled defensive abilities. Bunker was named an All American as well as first team all conference (along with 2 of his teammates, the conference first team was composed of 3 Tigers). MU would challenge Penn, the east's foremost power, at the season's end to determine the nation's top team but Penn would decline.
MU would enter Bunker's junior season as the two time defending league champs, and Bunker jumped center before then moving to a guard position. His defense inspired Mid Mo poet Leslie Edmonds to write “See the ponderous Bunker covering the back court with easy grace and guiding his huge strength ever toward the man.” The Tigers would again start the year undefeated, this time at 13-0, before losing a rematch to ku by 10 (MU had won 21 of the last 25 against ku). MU would win their remaining games to finish 16-1 and again #1 in the season end Premo Poll but in a tie with ku for the conference title. Not satisfied with a tie MU would extend a challenge to ku for a tiebreaker to be played in Convention Hall in KC, but similar to the year prior's challenge it was declined. (ku currently claims the season as a national championship despite losing more games than MU on the season). Bunker was again named both First Team All Conference and an All American.
Bunker's senior season at MU would again come down ultimately to a race with ku as MU would sweep their other 14 games undefeated. But although MU was built around the strength in the post of Bunker, ku was built around two outstanding guards. In the season's first matchup, Bunker played a large role in holding ku to just 6 first half points…unfortunately 6 is all MU could muster in the first half as well. After surging to a 16-10 lead, MU fell 21-19 to ku. After two more victories MU would face the KC Athletic Club, and AAU team that was equivalent to facing an NBA team today and lose 32-22, and one game back of ku for the race for MU's third consecutive title. A record crowd of more than 3,000 packed Robinson Gymnasium in Lawrence to watch MU fall 23-20 and finish 2nd to ku. MU would finish 15-3 overall and #3 in the final Premo Polls, their lowest national finish in Bunker's 3 seasons. All 5 starters including Bunker made the 1st or 2nd team All conference, with Bunker again earning All American Honors.
MU went a combined 48-5 during his playing days. Bunker would go on to earn a Ph.D. in sociology, and then headed Mizzou's department of physical education for many years before retiring in 1965. He was the Alumni Association director from 1946-1951. A professor emeritus of physical education and holder of 3 degrees from MU, Bunker received the University of Missouri Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award in 1966. He spent nine years as football coach and athletic director at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., and also coached at Missouri, Auburn and Florida, and at Paseo High School in Kansas City, Mo. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 and the University of Missouri Hall of Fame in 1990. He passed away in 1980 at the age of 84.
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