Bob Dille
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 1917 |
| Died | December 10, 1998 (aged 81) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chesterton (Chesterton, Indiana) |
| College | Valparaiso (1943–1946) |
| Playing career | 1940–1947 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 62 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1940 | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans |
| 1946–1947 | Detroit Falcons |
| As coach: | |
| 1947–1948 | Valparaiso (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 296 |
| Assists | 40 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert Orville Dille (July 2, 1917 – December 10, 1998) was an American professional basketball player and championship high school coach. Dille was an All-American forward at Valparaiso, where he was a member of "The World's Tallest Team"[1] and later coached Fort Wayne's Northrop High School to an Indiana state championship in 1974. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Dille starred at Chesterton High School in Chesterton, Indiana and matriculated at Valparaiso University as a 26-year-old with a wife and son. He played varsity basketball while working 48 hours a week at a local company in addition to his full courseload. In 1944, Dille was named Valparaiso's first nationally recognized All-American.[2]
Following his collegiate career, Dille played for the Detroit Falcons of the Basketball Association of America, averaging 5.2 points per game in his lone season with the club.[3]
Dille was an assistant coach for Valparaiso University during the 1947–48 season, and he later coached high school basketball in his home state of Indiana. He coached at Valparaiso High School, Berne-French Township High School and Fort Wayne North before taking the reins at Fort Wayne Northrop in 1971. Dille coached at Northrop for seven years, winning a state championship in 1974.[4]
BAA career statistics[edit]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season[edit]
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Detroit | 57 | .197 | .667 | .7 | 5.2 |
| Career | 57 | .197 | .667 | .7 | 5.2 | |
References[edit]
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- 1917 births
- 1998 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Detroit Falcons (basketball) players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Hammond Ciesar All-Americans players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- People from Chesterton, Indiana
- People from Valparaiso, Indiana
- Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
- Toronto Huskies draft picks
- Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs