Lloyd Sharrar (February 27, 1936 – January 30, 1984) was an American

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player who was a college

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(WVU) and played for several years in the

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. He was also a second round pick of the

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in the

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Playing career

Sharrar was a 6'10

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from

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. He was recruited to

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by Red Brown and stayed with the school through their coaching transition to

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. There he was a three-year starter for one of the most successful periods in Mountaineer basketball history. He was captain of the school's 26–2 1957–58 team, teaming with future

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guard

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, and at the conclusion of the season was named a second-team All-American by the

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and was a third-team selection by the

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(NABC) and

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(UPI). Sharrar finished his college career with 1,101 points and left as the school's all-time leading rebounder with 1,178 (a record that has since been broken). In 1998, Sharrar was named to WVU's athletic Hall of Fame. He was drafted in 1958 by the Philadelphia Warriors in the second round of the NBA draft (12th pick overall), but opted instead to play industrial basketball in the AAU, which allowed him to start a business career while playing. Sharrar played six years of industrial basketball for the Wichita Vickers, the Cleveland Pipers and the

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. He won three AAU championships (one with each team) and was named an AAU All-American in 1964.

Personal

Sharrar died on January 30, 1984, in

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, from a malignant brain tumor.

References

External links

West Virginia Mountaineers HOF profile
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