An all-around athlete at Terre Haute Gerstmeyer…alternate on Indiana all-star team…state tennis champion as a senior in 1950 …2-time All-American at Indiana University…captain of IU’s ’53 national champions…captained 2 Big 10 championship teams…MVP as a sophomore of East-West college…all-star game in Madison Square Garden…7 year NBA career…coached in pro ranks…14 years his Indiana Pacers…won the ABA 3 times…2 second-place finishes…his 642 victories was fourth on all-time coaching list…’Slick’ was later active as a color commentator for Pacers’ television games.

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