- Wayne Estes
Wayne Vernon Estes (May 13, 1943 to Feb 8, 1965), nicknamed "Baby Huey", was a 6'6" forward All-American basketball player for
Utah State University from 1963-1965. Wayne is the third-leading scorer in Utah State history with 2,001 points and the fourth-leading rebounder (893). He holds school records for career points per game (26.7), free throws made in a career (469), consecutive 10-point games (64), points in a season (821), points per game in a season (33.7), points in a game (52), and rebounds in a game (28). He was the second leading scorer in the nation in 1965, just behindRick Barry .Tragic End
On the night of
February 8 ,1965 , Wayne Estes played the last game of his college career. During his last game against theUniversity of Denver in the Nelson Field House, Wayne eclipsed the 2,000 point mark of his career scoring 48 points in the game."Bounce pass to Estes. Puts the ball behind his back. Turns and looks out front to Hal Hale…(Estes) looks at his defense, pushes, and it's…in! Oh, great! Wayne Estes has now scored two-thousand points in a three-year career." --Play-by-play announcer Reid Andreasen,
After the game Wayne and some friends stopped at the scene of a car accident near campus. While crossing the street, Wayne hit his head on a low power line and was electrocuted. Wayne Estes would have likely been a high draft pick in theKVNU Radio, Feb. 8, 1965NBA in 1965. The Los Angeles Lakers had intended to draft him in the first round ["Estes Was No. 1 With Lakers", "Los Angeles Times", Feb 10, 1965, pg. B3] . Estes was posthumously given first team All-American honors by the Associated Press.Other Notable College Basketball Players in 1965
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Bill Bradley *
Rick Barry *
Jerry Sloan External links
* [http://bigbluecheeseheads.com/pages/estes.html Big Blue CheeseHeads Wayne Estes Memorial Page]
* [http://utahstateaggies.cstv.com/library/ust-all_century.html Utah State University Basketball All-Century Team]Notes
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