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The successor to Clyde Lovellette, B. H. Born nearly led KU to a repeat NCAA championship as a junior in 1953. KU lost in the final, 69-68, to Indiana, but Born was named the tourney’s most valuable player. He was an NCAA All-American that year developing rapidly after his sophomore year during which he backed up Lovellette on the Jayhawks’ national championship team. As a senior in ’54, Born captained Kansas and was a repeat selection as All-Big Seven.

Played AAU basketball until the late 1950s with the Peoria (Ill.) Caterpillars before going to work in the personnel office for Caterpillar Bulldozers. He spent his entire career working for Caterpillar until his retirement.

B. H. Born: A Century of Basketball

B. H. Born - KU Athletics web site.

Born played key role on, off court at KU, February 24, 2002

Born Blvd.: Medicine Lodge to name street, gym for B. H. Born

Born first to 3D, March 27, 2009

B. H. retired after 43 years with Caterpillar, lives in Illinois where he is vice president of the Alzheimer's Association for 19 counties. "I sometimes forget to go to the meetings," Born said.

CATEGORY	TOTAL	1952	1953	1954
YEAR		So.	Jr.	Sr.
POSITION		C	C	C
HEIGHT		6'9	6'9	6'9
WEIGHT		195	200	205
JERSEY		23	23	23
Games Played/Started	73/	27/	25/	21/
Points	918	46	474	398
Per Game	12.6	1.6	18.9	19.0
Rebounds	515	33	280	202
Per Game
FG: Attempts
Made	308	14	163	131
Percent
FT: Attempts	470	31	234	205
Made	303	19	148	136
Percent	64.5	61.3	63.2	66.3
Production Points/Game
Production Points/Minute '5