Glen Selbo

Early life

Selbo was born on March 29, 1926, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Selbo. He attended Logan High School in La Crosse, winning a total of 10 varsity letters, including letters in basketball, football, baseball, but not tennis.

College career

Selbo enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in 1943 as part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program. He played for the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team during the 1943–44 season. He transferred to Western Michigan University for the 1944–45 academic year, starred in three sports, and was named the school's athlete of the year. In 1946, he returned to the University of Wisconsin where he starred for the men's basketball team in the 1946–47 season and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball as the most valuable player in the Big Nine Conference. Selbo also played for the Wisconsin Badgers baseball team.

Professional career

Selbo was selected with the second overall pick of the 1947 BAA draft by the Toronto Huskies, but the team folded before the season began. He played two seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars (1947–1949), and then one season with the Sheboygan Red Skins (1949–1950).

Selbo also played 10 years of professional baseball, principally as a third baseman, shortstop, outfielder, and pitcher, including stints with minor league clubs in Grand Forks, North Dakota (1947), Quincy, Illinois (1948), Lamesa, Texas (1949–1951), and Midland, Texas (1952–1956). In 1,020 professional games, he compiled a .316 batting average and a .454 slugging percentage.

Post-playing career

In 1953, Selbo was hired as the basketball coach at Green Bay West High School. He later worked as a math teacher and basketball coach with public schools in Littleton, Colorado. He died on May 29, 1995, in Sun City West, Arizona, at age 69. In 1959, he was hired by the Public school district in Midland, Texas, to teach math and head baseball coach at Midland High School. His 1960 baseball team won the regional championship and played in the Texas State Baseball Championship.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

References

References

1. (November 11, 1966). "Ex-Badger, Glen Selbo, To Be Cited". The La Crosse (WI) Tribune.
2. "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book". University of Michigan.
3. Wilfrid Smith. (March 18, 1947). "Selbo Named Big Nine's Most Valuable: Badger Guard Tops Hamilton in Close Poll; He'll Get Tribune Silver Trophy". Chicago Daily Tribune.
4. (September 14, 1948). "Selbo Signs Oshkosh All-Star Contract". Wisconsin Rapids (Wis.) Daily Tribune.
5. (March 19, 1949). "Selbo Leaves Oshkosh for Texas Loop Team". Janesville (WI) Daily Gazette.
6. (January 10, 1950). "Selbo Joins New Holstein Cage Forces". The Sheboygan (WI) Press.
7. (April 26, 1949). "Lamesa Gets Player". Pampa (TX) Daily Press.
8. (August 14, 1952). "Abilene Sox Trade Selbo To Midland". Lubbock Morning Avalanche.
9. "Glen Selbo Minor League record". Sports Reference LLC.
10. Lee Remmel. (May 26, 1953). "Glen Selbo Chosen West Cage Mentor". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
11. Mike Patty. (June 17, 1995). "Glen Selbo, Schools' Jack-of-All-Trades". Rocky Mountain News.