Nationality American Name Ron Horn College Indiana (1957–1959) | Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |
Born May 24, 1938
Marion, Indiana ( 1938-05-24 ) Died October 5, 2002(2002-10-05) High school Mississinewa (Gas City, Indiana) | ||
Ronald "Ron" Horn (May 24, 1938 – October 5, 2002) was a professional basketball player who played in the NBA and ABA. Ron was drafted with the seventh pick in the second round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. After playing one season with the Hawks, Ron played with the Los Angeles Lakers for a season. Horn also played in 1967-68 for the Denver Rockets of the ABA.
Horn played collegiate basketball for IU, spending one season (1958–59) on the varsity squad with future NBA star Walt Bellamy and collegiate coach Bob Reinhart. Following his sophomore season, Horn entered the U.S. Military and spent two years (1959–60, 1960–61) playing AAU Men's Basketball on the U.S. Armed Forces team.
Horn played scholastically for the Mississinewa High School Indians; leading them to a IHSAA Sectional and Regional titles in 1954. To date, the 1953-54 season remains the deepest IHSAA-tournament run for the Indians.