Bob Kurland
- March 10, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
| Date Of Birth | Dec 23, 1924(1924-12-23) |
| Age | 100 |
| Date Of Death | September 29, 2013, Sanibel, FL |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Bob Kurland Biography
| Birthday | Dec 23 |
| Birth Year | 1924 |
| Place Of Birth | Missouri |
Bob Kurland is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on December 23, 1924 in Missouri, Missouri, United States. As of June 1, 2023, Bob has a net worth approximately $5 Million. He had a rivalry with fellow big man George Mikan.
Olympic gold-medal-winning 7’1″ center who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.
He liked to grab opponent’s shots out of mid-air above the basket, which made the NCAA pass a goaltending rule against it.
He had four children with his wife Barbara.
Bob Kurland Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Bob is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Kurland 's net worth $5 Million.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 7 ft 0 in |
Bob Kurland height 7 ft 0 in Bob weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Bob Kurland Girlfriend
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Facts & Trivia
Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Kurland celebrates birthday on December 23 of every year.
What did Bob Kurland do?
Kurland was voted Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year. Kurland was known to leap above the rim to grab opponents’ shots. This led to the NCAA banning defensive goaltending in 1945. Kurland has been credited as the first person to dunk in a college basketball game.
When did Bob Kurland dunk?
In 1944 , college basketball saw its first-ever dunk, when Oklahoma A&M’s Bob “Foothills” Kurland dunked by accident. Yes, you read that correctly.
When was dunking allowed in the NBA?
Guys like Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlin could dunk, but it was more of a force then finesse and style. It wasn’t until the late 60s that the modern dunk was invented, and it wasn’t invented in the NBA. In 1967 owners in many smaller cities that could not lure an NBA team, formed their own league.
When was the first dunk in the NBA?
More videos on YouTube Kurland may be credited with basketball’s first dunk, but the first one made in an organized basketball game belongs to the NBA’s Joe Fortenberry. While training for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he dunked the ball into the net like someone “dunking their roll into a cup of coffee.”
Who first dunked in NBA?
The Spin on Bob Kurland Unlike Mikan, Kurland never played professional basketball after winning two college championships and being named tournament MVP both times, which earned him a spot on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.