George H. Bon Salle is a former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. A 6'8" forward

Power forward (basketball)

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, he starred at Loyola Academy

Loyola Academy

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 in Wilmette, Illinois

Wilmette, Illinois

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, before playing at the University of Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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. As a senior in 1957, Bon Salle was awarded All-America

All-America

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n honors, and he was selected by the NBA's Syracuse Nationals

Philadelphia 76ers

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 in that year's professional draft. However, Bon Salle never played for the Nationals, spending most of his professional career with the National Industrial Basketball League

National Industrial Basketball League

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's Denver Truckers. A gold-medalist at the 1959 Pan-American Games, Bon Salle also played briefly for the NBA's Chicago Packers

Washington Wizards

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 (now the Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

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) during the 1961-1962 season

1961-62 NBA season

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.

External links

• Profile at Loyola Academy Hall of Fame