Chester Stanley Jaworski (November 8, 1916 – October 16, 2003) was an American

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player. He was the

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(URI)'s first

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n selection in men's basketball. As a

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in 1938–39, he led the nation in scoring at 22.9 points per game and was named the

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as well as a Consensus NCAA First Team All-American. He scored a career-high 44 points in December 1938. Jaworski played the forward position in

, but he also earned three varsity letters for the school's baseball team and one letter for the

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. For his achievements, Jaworski was enshrined into both the URI and New England Basketball Halls of Fame. He was a member of the Bristol Tramps champions of the 1946–47 Eastern Basketball League – Connecticut

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