Al Peterson
Personal information | |
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Born | c. 1906 Kansas City, Kansas |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | J. C. Harmon (Kansas City, Kansas) |
College | Kansas (1924–1927) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
Cook's Paint (AAU) | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Albert "Al" Peterson (c. 1906 – 19??) was an American basketball player known for his collegiate career at the University of Kansas in the 1920s.[1] He was a three-time first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference player in each of his three varsity seasons from 1924–25 through 1926–27.[1][2] Peterson led the Jayhawks to three straight conference championships[2] and led the league in scoring his final two years at 9.1 points and 10.3 points per game, respectively.[2] In his junior season, the Helms Athletic Foundation named him a consensus NCAA All-American.[1] In addition to basketball, Peterson also lettered in football at Kansas during the 1925 season.[1] His basketball number was eventually retired by the school.[1]
Peterson, a Kansas City, Kansas native, played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for his hometown's Cook's Painters.[3] He was twice named an AAU All-American in 1928 and 1929.
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- Year of birth uncertain
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Kansas
- American men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Kansas Jayhawks football players
- Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Kansas City, Kansas
- American basketball biography, pre-1910 birth stubs