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C. Arnold Ferrin Jr. (born July 29, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC....
) is a retired American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player in college
College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ....
 and the BAA
National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
 and NBA
National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
.

Ferrin attended high school in Ogden, Utah
Ogden, Utah

Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, Utah, United States. The population was 81,605 according to 2005 United States Census Bureau estimates....
. In college with the University of Utah
University of Utah

The University of Utah is a public university research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. One of ten institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education and Utah's premier research school currently enrolls 21,526 undergraduate and 6,684 graduate student students and has 1,419 regular Faculty members....
, he won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

At the conclusion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player....
 award in 1944 when they won the championship over Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private university, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, New Hampshire. Incorporated as "Trustees of Dartmouth College,"...
. He would also later help them win a NIT
National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The association plays two tournaments each season....
 in 1947. He became the only four-time All-American at Utah.

He played professionally for three straight years with the Minneapolis Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association....
 from 1949 through 1951 under coach John Kundla
John Kundla

John Albert Kundla is a former professional and college basketball coach. The highly successful coach of the old Los Angeles Lakers, the first dynasty in NBA history, Kundla guided the George Mikan-led Lakers to five NBA titles in six years....
.






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C. Arnold Ferrin Jr. (born July 29, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC....
) is a retired American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player in college
College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ....
 and the BAA
National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
 and NBA
National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
.

Ferrin attended high school in Ogden, Utah
Ogden, Utah

Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, Utah, United States. The population was 81,605 according to 2005 United States Census Bureau estimates....
. In college with the University of Utah
University of Utah

The University of Utah is a public university research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. One of ten institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education and Utah's premier research school currently enrolls 21,526 undergraduate and 6,684 graduate student students and has 1,419 regular Faculty members....
, he won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

At the conclusion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player....
 award in 1944 when they won the championship over Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private university, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, New Hampshire. Incorporated as "Trustees of Dartmouth College,"...
. He would also later help them win a NIT
National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The association plays two tournaments each season....
 in 1947. He became the only four-time All-American at Utah.

He played professionally for three straight years with the Minneapolis Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association....
 from 1949 through 1951 under coach John Kundla
John Kundla

John Albert Kundla is a former professional and college basketball coach. The highly successful coach of the old Los Angeles Lakers, the first dynasty in NBA history, Kundla guided the George Mikan-led Lakers to five NBA titles in six years....
. The team won the BAA (later the NBA) championship in 1949 and won the NBA
National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
 championship in 1950, both times with the help of Ferrin. He scored 345 point
Score (gaming)

In a game the score refers to the amount of points achieved by a player or team.In almost all games a high score of many points is what is needed to wikt:win the game....
s in '49 and 340 in '50, ending his career with 509 points in three years. He made 275-of-401 free throw
Free throw

In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court , and are generally awarded after a personal foul by the opposing team....
s in his career.

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