From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Allie Paine
Allie Paine
Allie Paine Cross Crusaders 58–47. Paine graduated from Oklahoma
with bachelor degrees in business and education.[1]
College Oklahoma After college, he played for the only season in the
Sport Basketball Professional Basketball League of America’s existence as
a member of the Oklahoma City Drillers.[3] He appeared
Position Guard
in five games and scored 17 points.[3] In 1953, Paine
Jersey # 20 moved to Enid, Oklahoma with his wife and became the
basketball and baseball coach at Phillips University.[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Two years later, he started working with Robert R. Nigh
Weight 165 lb (75 kg) and ultimately became the president of Robert R. Nigh
Nationality American Associates for 35 years.[1] Paine was very involved in
church and community life. Throughout his years he
Born July 22, 1919 served on the Enid Public Schools Board of Education,
Died March 21, 2008(2008-03-21) (aged 88) was a Boy Scouts of America troop leader, Little League
Norman, Oklahoma baseball coach, member and president of American Busi-
ness Club, and volunteered at soup kitchens with his
Awards
church.[1]
• NCAA First Team All-American (1944) At the time of his death in March 2008, Paine was sur-
• First Team All-Big Six Conference (1944) vived by his two children, six grandchildren and eight
• MVP of Oklahoma City college tournament (1944)
great-grandchildren (his wife had died in 1998).[1]
Honors
• Led conference in scoring (1944) References
Championships [1] ^ Spader, Violet (2008). "Paine, Alva "Allie"".
Obituary. Phillips University Alumni & Friends
• 2× Big Six Conference (1944, 1947)
Association. http://www.pulf.org/puafa/
Tournaments inmemoriam.php?top=3&sub=8&ss=7&action=detail&id=1327&fro
• 1947 NCAA (runners-up) Retrieved October 2, 2010.
[2] ^ "2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide" (PDF).
Alva Leon "Allie" Paine (July 22, 1919 – March 21, 2008) History. University of Oklahoma. 2008.
was an American college basketball standout at the http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/
University of Oklahoma who was named a consensus m-baskbl/auto_pdf/
First Team All-American in 1944.[1] In high school, Paine 2008_09_mbb_guide_section8.pdf. Retrieved
earned varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball, October 2, 2010.
and he earned a scholarship to play for the Oklahoma [3] ^ "Professional Basketball League of America
Sooners men’s basketball team.[1] He played for four sea- 1947–48". apbr.org. The Association for Professional
sons: 1941, 1943, 1944 and 1947.[2] He had spent two years Basketball Research. 2009. http://www.apbr.org/
in the United States Army before finishing his college ca- pbla.html. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
reer.[1] Persondata
Paine, a 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) guard, guided the Sooners Name Paine, Allie
to two Big Six Conference titles in 1944 and 1947.[2] As a
Alternative names
junior he led the conference in scoring and was named
both a First Team All-Conference and consensus First Short description
Team All-American selection.[2] In his final season of Date of birth July 22, 1919
1946–47, he helped Oklahoma reach the national champi- Place of birth
onship game in the 1947 NCAA Men’s Division I Basket-
Date of death March 21, 2008
ball Tournament. The Sooners lost, however, to the Holy
Place of death Norman, Oklahoma
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