M. C. Burton, Jr.

Basketball, Athlete

1937 –

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Who is M. C. Burton, Jr.?

Memie Clifton "M.C." Burton, Jr. is a retired American basketball player and medical doctor. In 1959, he became the first player in the history of the Big Ten Conference to lead the conference in both points and rebounds. Burton turned down offers to play in the NBA in order to attend medical school and received his medical degree in 1963. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1988.

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Born
Sep 3, 1937
Blytheville
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Michigan
Lived in
  • Muskegon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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