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After leading De Paul Univ. to the 1945 National Invitational Tournament title and being named All-American three times (1944-46), he played (1948-54, 1955-56) for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and led them to five championships from 1949 to 1954.

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