Leo Barnhorst
American basketball player
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| Intro | American basketball player | ||||
| A.K.A. | Leo A. Barnhorst | ||||
| A.K.A. | Leo A. Barnhorst | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| was | Athlete Basketball player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 11 May 1924, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. | ||||
| Death | 25 August 2000Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (aged 76 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||
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Leo A. "Barney" Barnhorst (May 11, 1924 – August 25, 2000) was an American basketball player.
A 6'4" forward/guard from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Barnhorst played four seasons at Notre Dame University, where he was an honorable mention All-American. He then played professionally in the NBA for the Chicago Stags, Indianapolis Olympians, Baltimore Bullets and Fort Wayne Pistons. Barnhorst appeared in two NBA All-Star Games (1952, 1953) and scored 3,232 career points.
Barnhorst was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.