Lee A. "Rubberlegs" Guttero (July 1, 1913 – August 29, 2004) was an American

United States

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 basketball

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 player who was the University of Southern California's first two-time NCAA All-American

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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Guttero, a center

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 from California

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, played for the Trojans from 1932–33 to 1934–35 and led the team in scoring every season. He guided them to three consecutive Pacific Coast Conference

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 championships, and during his tenure USC compiled an overall record of 54–19. Guttero was named an All-American in 1934, then a consensus All-American in 1935

1935 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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. He also earned three all-conference selections, and in his senior

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 season of 1934–35 he set a still-standing school record by scoring 34.6% of his team's points. USC enshrined him into their Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.

He died on August 29, 2004 due to kidney failure.