Thursday, July 13, 2017

Duane Klueh

Duane Myron Klueh


Born:
January 6, 1926
Bottineau, ND

Died:
June 2, 2024
Terre Haute, IN


Career
1939-40 State High School - Terre Haute, IN (High School)
1940-41 State High School - Terre Haute, IN (High School)
1941-42 State High School - Terre Haute, IN (High School)
1942-43 State High School - Terre Haute, IN (High School)
1946-47 Indiana State Teachers College (College)
1947-48 Indiana State Teachers College (College)
1948-49 Indiana State Teachers College (College)
1949-50 Denver Nuggets (NBA)
1949-50 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1950-51 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1951-52 Fowler High School - Indiana (High School)
1952-53 Fowler High School - Indiana (High School)
1953-54 Fowler High School - Indiana (High School)
1954-55 Fowler High School - Indiana (High School)
1955-56 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1956-57 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1957-58 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1958-59 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1959-60 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1960-61 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1961-62 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1962-63 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1963-64 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1964-65 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1965-66 Indiana State University (College) Head coach
1966-67 Indiana State University (College) Head coach


After graduating high school, Klueh served in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. After the war, he attended Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University) and then played two seasons in the NBA. He coached basketball at ISU through 1967, and stayed on as tennis coach for a few more years before retiring. He was a very skilled tennis player in his senior years, winning tournaments around Terre Haute and Indiana.

Duane married Mary Shannon in 1948.



Source:
https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=1550144
Terre Haute Tribune, February 18, 1971

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kluehdu01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=kluehdu01

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