Cleo Littleton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Cleo Littleton

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States

Profession: basketball player

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Cleo Littleton

  • Cleophus "Cleo" Littleton (born December 31, 1932) is a former American college basketball player who played for Wichita State University, then known as The Municipal University of Wichita. Littleton was the first college basketball player located west of the Mississippi River to score more than 2,000 points in his career and remains the all-time leading scorer in Wichita State basketball history.
  • Littleton's career was also notable in that he was one of the first African American basketball players to star in the Missouri Valley Conference.Littleton was drafted by the NBA Fort Wayne Pistons in 1955, but on the advice of coach Ralph Miller, he opted to stay in Wichita, playing with the Vickers AAU team, and beginning his business career.
  • In 1987, he started his own construction company, Litco Inc., which he still managed as of 2000.
  • He was named the 2004 Small Business Administration's (SBA) Graduate of the Year.

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