 Mueller at Colorado College in 1924 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1903 St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1932[1] St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Central (St. Joseph, Missouri) |
| College | Colorado College (1923–1925) |
| Position | Center |
| Career highlights | |
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Earl Edmond "Dutch" Mueller (died June 4, 1932) was an American collegebasketball player. He was the 1925 national player of the year as acenter atColorado College.
Mueller, fromSaint Joseph, Missouri, was an early college basketball standout at Colorado College inColorado Springs, Colorado. He played two seasons for the Tigers, leading the team to two Colorado–Wyoming Conference titles. Mueller played the center position and was known for his ball-handling and pivot play. He was retroactively named anAll-American andnational player of the year for 1925 by theHelms Athletic Foundation in 1943.[2]
Following the completion of his college career, Mueller returned to his hometown and playedAmateur Athletic Union basketball withHillyard, Inc. Mueller won an AAU championship with Hillyard in 1926.[3]
Mueller died in 1932 after an appendix operation.[2] He was inducted into theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame in 1952.[4]