Robert Orville Dille (July 2, 1917 – December 10, 1998) was an American professional basketball player and championship high school coach. Dille was an All-American forward at Valparaiso, where he was a member of "The World's Tallest Team"[1] and later coached Fort Wayne'sNorthrop High School to an Indiana state championship in 1974. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Dille starred at Chesterton High School in Chesterton, Indiana and matriculated at Valparaiso University as a 26-year-old with a wife and son. He played varsity basketball while working 48 hours a week at a local company in addition to his full courseload. In 1944, Dille was named Valparaiso's first nationally recognized All-American.[2]
Dille was an assistant coach for Valparaiso University during the 1947–48 season, and he later coached high school basketball in his home state of Indiana. He coached at Valparaiso High School, Berne-French Township High School and Fort Wayne North before taking the reins at Fort Wayne Northrop in 1971. Dille coached at Northrop for seven years, winning a state championship in 1974.[4]
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dille, robert, orville, dille, july, 1917, december, 1998, american, professional, basketball, player, championship, high, school, coach, dille, american, forward, valparaiso, where, member, world, tallest, team, later, coached, fort, wayne, northrop, high, sc. Robert Orville Dille July 2 1917 December 10 1998 was an American professional basketball player and championship high school coach Dille was an All American forward at Valparaiso where he was a member of The World s Tallest Team 1 and later coached Fort Wayne s Northrop High School to an Indiana state championship in 1974 He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989 Bob DillePersonal informationBorn 1917 07 02 July 2 1917DiedDecember 10 1998 1998 12 10 aged 81 Listed height6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Listed weight190 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh schoolChesterton Chesterton Indiana CollegeValparaiso 1943 1946 Playing career1940 1947PositionForwardNumber62Career historyAs player 1940Hammond Ciesar All Americans1946 1947Detroit FalconsAs coach 1947 1948Valparaiso assistant Career highlights and awardsConsensus second team All American 1944 Second team All American Helms SN 1945 Career statisticsPoints296Assists40Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Dille starred at Chesterton High School in Chesterton Indiana and matriculated at Valparaiso University as a 26 year old with a wife and son He played varsity basketball while working 48 hours a week at a local company in addition to his full courseload In 1944 Dille was named Valparaiso s first nationally recognized All American 2 Following his collegiate career Dille played for the Detroit Falcons of the Basketball Association of America averaging 5 2 points per game in his lone season with the club 3 Dille was an assistant coach for Valparaiso University during the 1947 48 season and he later coached high school basketball in his home state of Indiana He coached at Valparaiso High School Berne French Township High School and Fort Wayne North before taking the reins at Fort Wayne Northrop in 1971 Dille coached at Northrop for seven years winning a state championship in 1974 4 BAA career statistics editLegend GP Games played FG Field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Regular season edit Year Team GP FG FT APG PPG 1946 47 Detroit 57 197 667 7 5 2 Career 57 197 667 7 5 2References edit Hall of Fame Official Website of Valpo Athletics Valpo Hall of Fame profile basketball reference profile Robert Dille Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Dille amp oldid 1068652984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
