Born: May 2, 1941
Died: March 22, 2008
Hometown: Lake, MS
Year of Induction: 1990
College Career
Mississippi State (1959-1963)
• Scored 1,116 career points for a 15.1 point-per-game average
• Had a career average of 0.825 free throw percentage, but had a 0.870 percentage in the 1962-1963 season
• Converse, Helms Foundation All-American (’63)
• All-SEC (’61, ‘62, ‘63)
• Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player (’62)
• SEC Most Valuable Player (’62)
Pro Career
Florida Sportsmen Semi-pro team (1966-1968)
• Scored 77 points in one game
New Orleans Buccaneers (1967-1968)
Did You Know?
Red Stroud was drafted by both the Boston Celtics and the United State military in 1963; Uncle Sam won the coin toss.
