Chuck Wollet
College basketball player
About Chuck Wollet
Lived 1899 – 1957 (aged 58).
Charles Elmer Wollet (26 April 1899 – 26 November 1957) was an All-Southern college basketball player for the Newberry Indians under legendary coach Dutch MacLean. Wollet was considered the best basketball player from the state of South Carolina. Under MacLean, Newberry won four state championships in a row. Wollet additionally played football and baseball, winning 12 letters. Wollet married Nancy Elizabeth Fox in June 1926.
Wollet coached high school athletics and taught science in Georgia, in the cities of Statesboro, Griffin, and Union Point. He died of a heart attack at his home in Griffin. He was inducted into his Newberry's hall of fame in 1979.
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Who was Chuck Wollet?
College basketball player
When was Chuck Wollet born?
Chuck Wollet was born on 26 April 1899.
When did Chuck Wollet die?
Chuck Wollet died on 26 November 1957.
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