Personal information | |
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Born | 1922 |
Died | March 21, 1953 (aged 31) Oakland, California |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) |
Career information | |
High school | University (Oakland, California) |
College | Stanford (1940–1943) |
Position | Center |
Number | 5 |
Career highlights and awards | |
Ed Voss (1922 – March 21, 1953) was an American basketball player.
A 6 ft 5.5 in (197 cm) center from University High School in Oakland, California, Voss played collegiately for Stanford University.[1][2] As the team's starting center, he helped Stanford to the 1942 NCAA Championship, in which he played all 40 minutes and scored 13 points.[3]
Following his college career, Voss played for the Oakland Bittners of the Amateur Athletic Union, and was a member of the Bittners' 1949 AAU championship team.[4] Married with three children, he died of polio at the age of 31, a month after his 7-year-old son also succumbed to the disease.[4] He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.