Leo Barnhorst
- August 25, 2000
- 76 years
- lymphoma
About Leo Barnhorst
Leo Barnhorst, 76, American basketball player, lymphoma.
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|Leo Alphonse "Barney" Barnhorst (May 11, 1924 – August 25, 2000) was an American basketball player.
A 6'4" forward/guard from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Barnhorst played four seasons at University of Notre Dame, where he was an honorable mention All-American. He then played professionally in the NBA for the Chicago Stags, Indianapolis Olympians, Baltimore Bullets and Fort Wayne Pistons. Barnhorst appeared in two NBA All-Star Games (1952, 1953) and scored 3,232 career points.
Barnhorst was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.
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