Fred Beretta

Fernando Frederick Beretta (January 24, 1917 – November 17, 1962)[1] was an American basketball player. He is best known for his All-American college career with Purdue University.

Fred Beretta
Personal information
Born(1917-01-24)January 24, 1917
Proctor, Vermont
DiedNovember 17, 1962(1962-11-17) (aged 45)
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolBedford (Bedford, Indiana)
CollegePurdue (1937–1940)
PositionGuard
Career history
1940–1941Akron Firestone Non-Skids
Career highlights and awards

Beretta played at Bedford High School in Bedford, Indiana, then went to Purdue to play college basketball. At Purdue Beretta was a three-year letterman, a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, and earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference[2] and first-team All-American honors from the Helms Athletic Foundation as a senior in 1940. A guard, Beretta was known as a strong defender and ballhandler.

Beretta played for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the 1940–41 National Basketball League season, prior to joining the U.S. Army for World War II. Beretta would later be inducted into the Purdue athletic hall of fame[3] and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

References
  1. "Fred Beretta profile". Peach Basket Society. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. "All-Big Ten cage teams named". The Muscatine News-Tribune. March 5, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved December 17, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Intercollegiate Athletics Hall Of Fame To Welcome 8 New Members In April". purduesports.com. February 9, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2015.


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