Dick Linthicum

Richard Linthicum (

Linthicum enrolled at UCLA in 1927, and became a key player on the Bruins' freshman squad as one of their best shooters. Standing and weighing , Linthicum played as a forward and became UCLA's first accomplished basketball player. As a sophomore in 1928–29, he garnered mention as one of the best players on the West Coast. He dropped out of school for a year to get married, returning for the 1930–31 season. On December 29, 1930, he made a field goal with under 30 seconds remaining for a 29–28 win over Montana. when he was voted second-team All-American by College Humor. Also named as an All-American with Linthicum in both seasons was Purdue's John Wooden, who later coached UCLA to 10 national championships. and was voted twice to the conference's All-Southern Division. Linthicum was named to the PCC's Southern Division all-time team as a third-team member in 1948. He was inducted posthumously into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.

After his playing career ended, Linthicum was a UCLA assistant coach and scout for five seasons. In 1935, he was a player-coach for a U.S. all-star team that toured the Far East at the request of the government of Japan. The team went undefeated, and its core later played on the 1936 Olympic team and won the gold medal; Linthicum was not on the Olympic team. They had one son.