Ike Poole
Encyclopedia
H. L. "Ike" Poole was an All-American
basketball player at the University of Arkansas
. Hailing from McGehee, Arkansas
, Poole lettered three years in football
, track and basketball at Arkansas. During his time in Fayetteville
, Poole led the Razorbacks to two Southwest Conference titles and was twice named first team All-Conference. As a senior in 1936, Poole was named a consensus All-American and was an alternate on the 1936 Olympic
basketball team.
Poole was inducted into the Arkansas Razorbacks Hall of Honor in 1998. In 1994, he was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.
NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The NCAA Men's Basketball All-American teams are honorary teams made up of those NCAA basketball players voted the best in the country by a variety of organizations.-History:...
basketball player at the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
. Hailing from McGehee, Arkansas
McGehee, Arkansas
McGehee is a city in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,219 at the 2010 census.-History:The history of the city of McGehee and the history of the railroad through McGehee are intricately interwoven...
, Poole lettered three years in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, track and basketball at Arkansas. During his time in Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...
, Poole led the Razorbacks to two Southwest Conference titles and was twice named first team All-Conference. As a senior in 1936, Poole was named a consensus All-American and was an alternate on the 1936 Olympic
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
basketball team.
Poole was inducted into the Arkansas Razorbacks Hall of Honor in 1998. In 1994, he was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.