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(Redirected from Charles Darling (basketball)) American basketball player (1930–2021)

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Chuck Darling

Darling with the Phillips 66ers

Personal information

Born

(1930-03-20)March 20, 1930
Denison, Iowa, U.S.

Died

April 6, 2021(2021-04-06) (aged 91)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.

Listed height

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Listed weight

225 lb (102 kg)

Career information

High school

Helena (Helena, Montana)
South (Denver, Colorado)

College

Iowa (1949–1952)

NBA draft

1952: 1st round, 8th overall pick

Selected by the Rochester Royals

Position

Center

Number

Career highlights and awards

3x AAU All-American (1954–1956)
Consensus first-team All-American (1952)
Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (1952)
First-team All-Big Ten (1952)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1951)

Stats at Basketball Reference

Medals

Men's basketball

Representing United States
	1956 Melbourne	Team competition

Charles Frick Darling (March 20, 1930 – April 6, 2021) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Denison, Iowa, Darling played collegiately at the University of Iowa. He was selected by the Rochester Royals in the first round of the 1952 NBA draft, but chose not to pursue a career in professional basketball. Instead, he was a member of the American basketball team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1956. He was a member of the Des Moines Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame. He died in Littleton, Colorado at the age of 91.

References

Chuck Darling obituary

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chuck Darling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

Links to related articles

v t e 1952 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Chuck Darling Rod Fletcher Dick Groat Cliff Hagan Clyde Lovellette
Second Team	Bob Houbregs Don Meineke Johnny O'Brien Mark Workman Bob Zawoluk

v t e 1952 NBA draft
Territorial pick	Bill Mlkvy
First round	Mark Workman Jim Baechtold Dick Groat Joe Dean Ralph Polson Bill Stauffer Bob Lochmueller Chuck Darling Clyde Lovellette
Second round	Eddie Miller Blaine Denning Don Meineke Walt Davis Bob Zawoluk Roy Belliveau Jim Iverson Jim Brasco Bryant Ivey Tom Ackerman

v t e 1954 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Glen Anderson Ron Bontemps Chuck Darling Jim Hoverder Frankie Kuzara Ken Leslie Frank McCabe Dick Retherford Glen Smith Joe Stratton

v t e 1955 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Jim Bingham Chuck Darling Richie Guerin Burdie Haldorson Bob Jeangerard Charlie Mock Ken Sears Arnold Short Ron Tomsic Jim Walsh

v t e 1956 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Chuck Darling Dick Eicher Burdie Haldorson Jerry Harper Chuck Koon George Linn Dick Miller Terry Rand George Swyers Jim Walsh

v t e United States basketball squad – 1956 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
3 Cain 4 Hougland 5 Jones 6 Russell 7 Walsh 8 Evans 9 Haldorson 10 Tomsic 11 Boushka 12 Ford 13 Jeangerard 14 Darling Coach: Tucker

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