Happy Birthday to the late Claude Overton, out of Temple, Oklahoma ( and McAlester High School) &
@ECUTigersMBB 6’2 195; At
@ECUTigersMBB Overton was the leading scorer on the team that finished as the national runner-up in the 1950
@NAIA Tournament—he was the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference scoring champion that season, averaging 21.6 points per game—Overton was later inducted into the
@NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1974; 1 year
@NBA career; After his playing career, Overton had a long coaching career spanning 18 seasons at various high schools and colleges in Oklahoma; He is the father of former
@OU_MBBall standout
@BoOverton ; 12-16-1927 to 4-29-1996 ( aged 68)….