Gary Alcorn

Gary R. Alcorn (October 8, 1936 – November 29, 2006) was an American professional basketball player. He played parts of two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers from 1959 to 1960.

Early life Alcorn was born and raised on a small farm in Calwa, California. His father was an avid outdoorsman and taught him how to hunt and fish. Alcorn led the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounds all three seasons he played. He was selected to the All-WCAC first team in 1957. and appeared in 20 games before he was waived on December 15, 1960. His basketball career ended prematurely because of knee problems.

Alcorn was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. where he later became manager of the fishing department. Alcorn sold the business in 1998.

Alcorn was involved in the establishment of the organization Kokanee Power that helped to introduce popular game fish to lakes and reservoirs in central California.

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NBA Regular season