Chuck Orsborn

Charles K. Orsborn (November 17, 1917 – May 7, 2017), known as "Chuck" or "Ozzy," was an American college basketball player, head coach, and the athletic director of Bradley University.

Playing career and World War II Orsborn was a four-sport athlete at Bradley. He played basketball for Bradley from 1935 to 1939 and was part of the "Famous Five" teams that launched the school to prominence. While Orsborn was on the team, the Braves played in the first two National Invitation Tournaments in 1938 and 1939 and were invited to the NCAA tournament in 1939.

Orsborn was drafted by the New York Yankees in 1939 and played in the minor leagues with beginning in 1939 with the Neosho Yankees and then the Sioux Falls Canaries. In 1941, after his season with Sioux Falls, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, serving five years and attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During this nine-year span, the Braves also earned six Associated Press top 20 finishes, Orsborn was named Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year in 1960 and 1962. Orsborn also has the distinction of recording his first 100 victories in 120 games, which is sixth on the all-time list for college coaches. and was named Bradley's "Coach of the Century" in 2002. He also has an award named after him: "The Charles Orsborn Award" given to the Bradley senior who best exemplifies outstanding achievement in athletics and academics.

Orsborn, who was in poor health in his final years, died in Naples, Florida, on May 7, 2017, at the age of 99. He was preceded in death by his wife and two sons and was survived by his daughter.

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