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2013 Hall of Fame Inductee

Dan Arnold

Attended Central High from 1939-1942 lettering in track, baseball, basketball, and selected to the All-City basketball team. In 1943, attended Detroit Tech and was selected by sports writers and coaches to the All-City and All-State collegiate basketball teams. Continued his career in the Air Force, an All-Star for the 397th Champion Bombardment Group but returned to Detroit after the war playing one more year in 1945 at Detroit Tech breaking the all-time scoring record. In 1946, was the starting point guard at Wayne State University. From 1947-1948, he played for the Jewish War Veterans Bale Post team and JCC basketball team, leading the JCC to win the Midwest regional tournament and selected to the All-Star tournament team in Canton, Ohio. Inducted 2013

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