high_school height_ft weight_lbs birth_place draft_year nationality article_title position draft_round draft_team draft_pick height_in birth_date number college name
mcclain -lrb- greenfield , ohio -rrb- 7 245 greenfield , ohio 1956 american bill uhl
 center 5 rochester royals 32 0 7 january 1933 21 dayton -lrb- 1953 -- 1956 -rrb- bill uhl
bill uhl

william george `` bill '' uhl , sr. -lrb- born january 7 , 1933 -rrb- is a retired american basketball player .
the center was a consensus second team all-american player at the university of dayton in 1956 .
uhl starred at mcclain high school in greenfield , ohio , graduating in 1951 .
he accepted a scholarship offer to ohio state university , following in the footsteps of greenfield 's don grate .
however , uhl experienced adjustment issues and dropped out shortly after the beginning of the second semester .
uhl played three varsity seasons at dayton , from 1953 -- 56 , and was the school 's first seven-footer which earned him the nickname of the `` greenfield goliath . ''
for his career , uhl averaged 18.5 points and 14.6 rebounds per game .
he finished with 1,627 points for his career .
the flyers also had great team success during uhl 's tenure , going 75-15 over his three years , with three nit appearances -- including trips to the championship game in both 1955 and 1956 .
the flyers also achieved the highest national ranking in their history during the 1955 -- 56 season , tanked # 2 behind undefeated defending national champion san francisco .
following the completion of his collegiate career , uhl was drafted by the rochester royals in the 1956 nba draft .
however , he opted to instead enter the insurance business , a career he continued until his retirement .
uhl 's son , bill uhl , jr. , who also played basketball at dayton , continues his father 's insurance business .
uhl was inducted into the university of dayton athletic hall of fame in 1968 and was named to the school 's all-century team during the 2003 -- 04 season .
in 2013 he was inducted into the ohio basketball hall of fame .
uhl married his wife , cynthia , in 1957 and they reside in washington township near dayton .
the uhls have five children and 11 grandchildren .
