Ingaldson was born in Pontiac, Michigan, United States in 1932, before moving to Winnipeg, Canada.[3]
He first played basketball in 1948, while at Isaac Newton High School.[3] While in high school, Ingaldson was named the Ukrainian Athlete of the Year.[1][4] After he joined the Winnipeg Light Infantry basketball team in 1950,[5] he was part of the squad that won the national junior championships in 1952 and 1953.[1] He then went to Montana State University, where he became the first person from Manitoba to play in the NCAA Division I.[1] Six years later, Ingaldson was part of Canada's basketball team for the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.[1]
Ingaldson made Canada's basketball team for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome,[3] but he did not take part in any matches during the tournament.[1] However, he did play for Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, playing in nine matches for the team.[1] Three years later, Ingaldson was part of Canada's team for the 1967 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg.[1][3]
Ingaldson retired as a player in the early 1970s, and later became a coach and broadcaster.[1] He also owned a grocery shop in Winnipeg.[1][3]
Ingaldson was inducted into multiple halls of fame, including the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame (1983),[3] the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (2000), the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame (2002),[6] and the Montana State Bobcats Hall of Fame (2011).[1] He was also nominated as the Athlete of the Century.[3]
