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 Hyatt as a senior at Pitt | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1908-02-28)February 28, 1908 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1978(1978-05-08) (aged 70) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Uniontown (Uniontown, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Pittsburgh (1927–1930) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Charles D. Hyatt Jr. (February 28, 1908 – May 8, 1978) was a collegiate basketball player in the late 1920s.
TheSyracuse, New York, native played three seasons atUniversity of Pittsburgh under coachClifford Carlson (1927–30). An exceptional shooter, Hyatt scored then-outstanding 880 points throughout his college career. He was named an All-American three consecutive times, and additionallyHelms FoundationPlayer of the Year in 1930, when he led the nation in scoring with 12.6 ppg.
After his college career, Hyatt playedAAU basketball, and later coached in theProfessional Basketball League of America. Hyatt was inducted into the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame, theNaismith Basketball Hall of Fame in its inaugural class in 1959, and theNational Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in its inaugural class of 2006. In 2019, Charley Hyatt was posthumously inducted into the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]
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