the St. Louis Hawks. That offseason, Lovelette was traded to Cincinnati for 5 players, including Hot Rod Hundley and Monk Meineke. A year later he was traded again, this time to St. Louis for Wayne Embry, among others. In 704 NBA games with the Minneapolis Lakers, Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks and Boston Celtics, Lovellette scored 11,947 points (17.0 ppg) and grabbed 6,663 rebounds (9.3 rpg). Selected to play in four NBA All-Star Games, Lovellette was an integral component of championships in Minneapolis (1954) and Boston (1963, 1964). In 1972–73, he coached the Decatur Bullets of the Continental Basketball Association for one season before the team folded. He was paid $150 per game. Honors Lovellette is one of only eight players in history to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. He also became the first player to win a championship with both the Boston Celtics and Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. Rajon Rondo became the second player ever in 2020. Lovellette was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. Lovelette had his #16 jersey retired by the University of Kansas. Lovelette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. As of 2018, Lovellette is the only player from the 1952 NBA draft to make the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was featured in the 1950s All-Star roster on NBA Live 2007. Personal Clyde married Sally Wheeler while attending Kansas University. They had three daughters, Cynthia, Linda, and Cherie After retiring from his career as a professional basketball player he was a elected as Sheriff of Vigo County, Indiana. He owed a small farm, raising and showing cattle, and engaged in various business activities, and eventually getting his Masters Degree. At Whites Residential Services, a faith-based school in Wabash County, Indiana for at-risk teenagers, he served for 20 years and was successful in providing a positive influence on their lives. A summer residence in the UP of Michigan ultimately became a full time residence in the small town of Munising in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he served as the Varsity Basketball Assistant Coach and on the Munising City Council. Clyde came back to Indiana as a full time resident where he eventually passed alway surrounded by his family. Lovellette died from cancer in North Manchester, Indiana at the age of 86. NBA career statistics Regular season