Facts: - draft round: 3 - career end: 1951 - number: 29 , 17 - height in: 5 - team: washington capitols - birth date: january 1 , 1928 - draft team: washington capitols - weight lb: 195 - draft year: 1950 - bbr: sawyeal01 - death date: 30 june 2012 - college: ucla -rrb- -lrb- 1945 -- 1946 , 1948 -- 1950 - letter: s - name: alan sawyer - death place: sequim , washington - birth place: long beach , california - position: forward - high school: san pedro -lrb- san pedro , california -rrb- - career start: 1950 - nationality: american - years: 1950 y - height ft: 6 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alan sawyer .
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alan leigh sawyer -lrb- january 1 , 1928 - june 30 , 2012 -rrb- is a former professional basketball player for the washington capitols of the national basketball association .he played college basketball at the university of california , los angeles from 1946 to 1950 .he was drafted in the third round of the 1950 nba draft by the capitols .