Dan Pippin

Dan Luther Pippin (October 20, 1926 – April 1, 1965) was an American basketball player who played for the University of Missouri. He later captained the American basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics that won the gold medal in Helsinki. He played in all eight games.[1]

Dan Pippin

Pippin (left) at the University of Missouri in 1949 with sister Nancy
Personal information
Born	(1926-10-20)October 20, 1926 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	April 1, 1965(1965-04-01) (aged 38) Mexico, Missouri
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Waynesville (Waynesville, Missouri)
College	Missouri (1943–1948)
Position	Guard / Forward
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Big Six (1944, 1947) 2× AAU All-American (1952–1953)
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team competition

After Pippin graduated from the University of Missouri he went to work for the Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Illinois, and played for the National Industrial Basketball League team it sponsored, the Peoria Cats. Pippin later moved to New Mexico where he engaged in the insurance business before returning to his native Missouri. He committed suicide in 1965.[2]