Thursday, February 21, 2019

Red Hultburg

Dr. James Eldon "Red" Hultberg


Born:
October 2, 1926
Burlington, IA

Died:
July 7, 2020
Metairie, LA


Career
1942-43 Warren Easton High School - New Orleans (High School)
1943-44 Warren Easton High School - New Orleans (High School)
1944-45 Loyola University - New Orleans (College)
1945-46 Loyola University - New Orleans (College)
1946-47 Loyola University - New Orleans (College)
1947-48 Loyola University - New Orleans (College)
1948-49 New Orleans Sports (SPBL)

Hultberg played baseball and basketball in high school before attending Loyola in New Orleans. After lettering for four years, he graduated and played with the New Orleans Sports while finishing dental school. He was a dentist for many years in Louisiana before retiring.

Red married Marion Simmons in 1949 and they had two daughters and a son, Jordy, who would play basketball at LSU.

Source:
"Fight, Grin and Squarely Play the Game" by Ramon A. Vargas and Peter Finney

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