Claude Overton

Claudell S. Overton


Born:
December 16, 1927
Temple, OK

Died:
April 29, 1996
Norman, OK


Career
McAlester High School - Oklahoma (High School)
1946-47 East Central Oklahoma (College)
1947-48 East Central Oklahoma (College)
1948-49 East Central Oklahoma (College)
1949-50 East Central Oklahoma (College)
1949-50 College All-Stars (Independent)
1950-51 Waterloo Hawks (NPBL)
1950-51 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL)
1952-53 Philadelphia Warriors (NBA)
1955-56 Edmond Memorial High School - Oklahoma (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Bacone Junior College - Muskogee, Oklahoma (College) Head coach
1957-58 Bacone Junior College - Muskogee, Oklahoma (College) Head coach
1958-59 Bacone Junior College - Muskogee, Oklahoma (College) Head coach
1959-60 Bacone Junior College - Muskogee, Oklahoma (College) Head coach

Claude was a baseball and basketball player at East Central Oklahoma, and played minor league baseball in the the Sooner League in 1948 and 1949. Overton was drafted by the Washington Capitols but did not make the team. He played for the Waterloo Hawks and the Wilkes-Barre Barons in 1950-51, and finally made the NBA in 1952 when he signed with the Philadephia Warriors.

Minor League Baseball Stats
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=overto001cla

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Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/overtcl01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=overtcl01
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/claude-overton/