Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2007.20.2

Description

Chuck Gilmur, wearing jersey #15, who barely earned a varsity letter while at Seattle’s Lincoln High School in the late 1930s, emerged as a star for coach Hec Edmundson’s Washington Huskies after a growth spurt took him to 6 feet, 4 inches and 225 pounds. Gilmur later became the first former Huskies player to play in the NBA.

Made/Created

Date made

1941 - 1943

Lexicon

Search Terms

Basketball, College

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gilmur, Chuck

Person or Organization

Gilmur, Charles

Person or Organization

University of Washington