Clarence Franklin Francis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Clarence "Bevo" Francis (born September 4, 1932) is an American former basketball player. Born on his family's farm in Hammondsville, Ohio, he became one of the most prolific scorers in college basketball history during his career at Rio Grande College (now known as the University of Rio Grande), topping over 100 points on two occasions. Standing 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) and known for his shooting touch, Francis held the NCAA record for points scored in a game from 1954–2012.In 1951, during his senior year in high school in Wellsville, Ohio, Clarence "Bevo" Francis scored 776 points in 25 games for an average of nearly 32 points per game. In the process, he led his team to a 19-1 regular season record and a berth in the state playoffs. He was a unanimous all-state performer.In 1953, Francis averaged 48.3 points a game, which is an NCAA record. He actually averaged 50.1 points per game over the season, but the NCAA excluded some of his best games because they were against lesser competition, such as junior colleges. One of the games that did not count in the official totals was an 116-point game against Ashland Junior College.In 1954, Francis averaged 48.0 points a game. He scored a then-record 113 in a single game, eclipsed in 2012 by Grinnell's Jack Taylor's 138 points against Faith Baptist Bible. Francis still holds the top two scoring averages in NAIA history, along with many NCAA records.Bevo Francis, teammate Al Schreiber, and his coach Newt Oliver later signed with Boston Whirlwinds, a barnstorming team that played against the Harlem Globetrotters. He was subsequently drafted by Philadelphia of the NBA, but opted to return home to his wife and family.
People ask me about the NBA and I just figure there's no use thinking about it. What's done is done. (When drafted by the NBA Philadelphia Warriors, Bevo declined to play professional ball, and spent twenty years working in a steel mill instead.)
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Fact
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Basketball player at Rio Grande College (now University of Rio Grande).
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Inducted into the University of Rio Grande Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 (inaugural class).
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Inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 (charter class).
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Year
Status
Character
ESPN SportsCentury
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
SportsCentury: The Century's Greatest Athletes
2000
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
SportsCentury: The Century's Greatest Athletes 2000 as Himself
$7 Million
