Burdette Haldorson
Burdette Eliele "Burdie" Haldorson (January 12, 1934 – October 13, 2023) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Haldorson played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes.
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| Born | January 12, 1934 Austin, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 13, 2023 (aged 89) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Austin (Austin, Minnesota) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Colorado (1951–1955) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1955: 4th round, 23rd overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1955 | Luckett-Nix Clippers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1960 | Phillips 66ers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Haldorson was part of the American basketball team that won the gold medal in 1956. He never played professionally, but was a member of the AAU Phillips 66ers for a number of years.
Four years later, in 1960, he won his second gold medal as part of the American team. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, March 10, 2012.
Haldorson died in Colorado Springs on October 13, 2023, at the age of 89.
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