Monday, December 3, 2018

George H. Fields (Famous Mooresvillian)

George H. Fields (1921-2014) was a life-long Mooresville resident who became Mooresville High School's first Indiana boys' basketball all-star and, later, he became a standout on Purdue University's men's basketball team (1940-41) before playing through the 1940s semi-professionally for the Indianapolis Pure Oils (1943-45; 1946-47) and professionally with the Indianapolis Kautskys (1945-46) in the National Basketball League (NBL), the precursor to the NBA.

His parents were Herbert Andrew and Georgie (Conduitt) Fields.  George passed on January 22, 2014.  Click here to read George's obituary.  Click the images below to enlarge them.






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