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  1. Age at death
    Mar 28, 1942–May 22, 2020
    BornMarch 28, 1942 · McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S.
    DiedMay 22, 2020 (aged 78) · Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
    Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
    Early life

    Born and raised in Gobbler's Knob, Illinois, 15 miles (24 km) south of McLeansboro, Sloan was the youngest of 10 … See more

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    College career

    Sloan played college basketball for the Evansville Purple Aces from 1962 to 1965, where he was named the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) Player of the Year in 1963 and 1965 and a three-time first-team All-ICC sel… See more

     
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