About Weldon Kern
Lived 1923 – 2014 (aged 90). Weldon Kern was an American basketball player.
Weldon Kern (April 30, 1923 – April 21, 2014) was an American basketball player. He won two national championships at Oklahoma A&M University and was later an early professional in the Professional Basketball League of America.
Kern, a 5'10 guard from Lawton, Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma A&M from 1944–46, winning championships as a starting forward for the Aggies in both 1945 and 1946 with future Hall of Fame teammate Bob Kurland. Kern was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference in 1946, in a year when all five Aggie starters composed the all-conference first team.
Following the completion of his collegiate career, Kern signed with the Oklahoma City Drillers in the Professional Basketball League of America, a short-lived predecessor to the National Basketball Association.
Kern died on April 21, 2014, at the age of 90.
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Who was Weldon Kern?
American basketball player
When was Weldon Kern born?
Weldon Kern was born on 30 April 1923 in Lawton.
When did Weldon Kern die?
Weldon Kern died on 21 April 2014 in Shawnee.
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Weldon Kern was a basketball player.
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Weldon Kern was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Weldon Kern. https://biography.guide/weldon-kern/
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