Weldon Kern

Weldon Kern
Personal information
Born	April 30, 1923; Lawton, Oklahoma
Died	April 21, 2014 (aged 90); Shawnee, Kansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High school	Lawton (Lawton, Oklahoma)
College	Cameron (1942–1944); Oklahoma State (1944–1946);
Position	Guard
Number	7
Career history
1947	Oklahoma City Drillers
Career highlights and awards
	2× NCAA champion (1945, 1946); First-team All-MVC (1946);

Weldon Kern (April 30, 1923 – April 21, 2014) was an American basketball player. He won two national championships at Oklahoma A&M University and was later an early professional in the Professional Basketball League of America.

Kern, a 5'10 guard from Lawton, Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma A&M from 1944–46, winning championships as a starting forward for the Aggies in both 1945 and 1946 with future Hall of Fame teammate Bob Kurland.^[1] Kern was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference in 1946, in a year when all five Aggie starters composed the all-conference first team.^[2]

Following the completion of his collegiate career, Kern signed with the Oklahoma City Drillers in the Professional Basketball League of America, a short-lived predecessor to the National Basketball Association.^[3]

Kern died on April 21, 2014, at the age of 90.^[4]

References

^ 2010-11 Oklahoma State men's basketball media guide, p. 187 Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed May 31, 2011
^ 2008-09 MVC men's basketball media guide, p. 186 Accessed May 31, 2011
^ "History of the Professional Basketball League of America".
^ "OSU Loses Pair Of Iba-Era Basketball Players". Newson6.com. April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.

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[1] 2010-11 Oklahoma State men's basketball media guide, p. 187 Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed May 31, 2011

[2] 2008-09 MVC men's basketball media guide, p. 186 Accessed May 31, 2011

[3] "History of the Professional Basketball League of America".

[4] "OSU Loses Pair Of Iba-Era Basketball Players". Newson6.com. April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.

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