Burdette Haldorson

Burdette Haldorson

Haldorson with the Phillips 66ers.
Personal information
Born	January 24, 1934 Austin, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Austin (Austin, Minnesota)
College	Colorado (1951–1955)
NBA draft	1955 / Round: 4 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Position	Forward
Number	22
Career history
1955	Luckett-Nix Clippers (AAU)
1955–1960	Phillips 66ers (AAU)
Career highlights and awards
2x First-team All-Big Seven (1954–1955) 4x AAU All-American (1955–1956, 1958–1959) No. 22 retired by the University of Colorado
Medals Men's Basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team competition 1960 Rome Team competition Pan American Games 1959 Chicago Team competition

Burdette Eliele "Burdie" Haldorson (born January 12, 1934) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Haldorson played collegiately at the University of Colorado.

He was part of the American basketball team that won the gold medal in 1956. He never played professionally, but was a member of the AAU Phillips 66ers for a number of years.

Four years later, in 1960, he won his second gold medal as part of the American team. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, March 10, 2012.^[1]

References

1. 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced, Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012

External links

• Olympic profile