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William J. Wild Bill Hapac (January 26 1918 – March 9 1967) was the first Consensus All-American to play for the University of Illinois men’s basketball team when he garnered the recognition during his senior season of 1939–40. A native of Chicago Illinois Hapac was an all-state player for J. Sterling Morton High School East in 1935.Hapac would star for the Fighting Illini before playing in the National Basketball League from 1940 to 1948.
active years end year
1940-01-01+02:00
active years start year
1937-01-01+02:00
birth date
1918-01-26+02:00
birth place
Chicago
college
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
death date
1967-03-09+02:00
death place
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
highschool
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, J. Sterling Morton High School East
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