Chuck Wollet
College basketball player (1899–1957)
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Charles Elmer Wollet (26 April 1899 – 26 November 1957) was an All-Southern college basketball player for the Newberry Indians under legendary coach Dutch MacLean.[1][2][3] Wollet was considered the best basketball player from the state of South Carolina.[1][4] Under MacLean, Newberry won four state championships in a row.[5] Wollet additionally played football and baseball, winning 12 letters.[4] Coach Billy Laval of Furman awarded him a medal as the best athlete and scholar in South Carolina.[6] Wollet married Nancy Elizabeth Fox in June 1926.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1899 Youngstown, Ohio, US |
| Died | November 26, 1957 (aged 58) Griffin, Georgia, US |
| Career information | |
| College | Newberry |
| Position | Forward, Center |
| Career history | |
| 1922–1924 | Newberry |
| Career highlights | |
| All-Southern (1922) Newberry Hall of Fame | |
Wollet coached high school athletics and taught science in Georgia, in the cities of Statesboro, Griffin, and Union Point.[7] He died of a heart attack at his home in Griffin. He was inducted into his Newberry's hall of fame in 1979.[8]
