Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame

April 13, 2015 Hall of Fame Working

DAWAHARES/KHSAA HALL OF FAME
NOMINATION FORM AND INFORMATION

Information about Nominee:

Name: Charlie Tyra

Information about Person Making the Nomination:

Name: JR VanHoose

Address:
216 4th Street
Paintsville, KY 41240

Category of Nomination:

Athlete

Gender:

Male

Minority?

Primary KHSAA Basketball Region: 7

Secondary KHSAA Basketball Region: 0

Athlete:

High School Attended: Louisville Atherton

Year of Graduation: 1953

Nominee's Accomplishments at the High School Level in Kentucky:

HIGH SCHOOL Louisville Atherton High School (graduated in 1953) 1st team All-State (1953) 1st team Converse/Chuck Taylor All-American (1953) Selected to the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star team (1953) Scored 1,026 career points at Atherton COLLEGE University of Louisville (playing in 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957) Ranks 2nd in career rebounding average (17 rpg) Ranks 3rd in career FTs made (448) Ranks 4th in career scoring average (18.2 ppg) Helms Foundation All-American (1956) 1st player awarded that honor at Louisville 1st team Helms Foundation All-American (1957) NIT Most Valuable Player (1956) He scored 1,728 career points (8th all-time at UofL) Still holds the record for most rebounds in a game (38, vs. Canisius, December 10, 1955) Still is UofL's all-time leading rebounder (1,617 career rebounds) Drafted in the 1957 NBA Draft (1st Round, 2nd overall selection) by the Detroit Pistons Louisville made three straight NIT appearances (1955, 1956 and 1957) NIT champions (1956) PROFESSIONAL Played five seasons in the NBA and one season in the American Basketball League (ABL) Detroit Pistons (1957) Traded by the Pistons to the New York Knicks on April 17, 1957 New York Knicks (1957-61) Made his NBA debut on October 23, 1957 vs. the St. Louis Hawks (scored 13 points) Traded by the Knicks to the Chicago Packers on May 16, 1961 Chicago Packers (1961-62) Pittsburgh Rens – ABL (1962-63) MAJOR HONORS Inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame (1987) Awarded a spot on the University of Louisville “Walk of Fame” (1998) Has had his jersey (#8) retired at the University of Louisville Inducted into the University of Louisville Athletic Hall of Fame *died on December 29, 2006 in Louisville, KY