Joe Reiff 3 X All-American Basketball Player 1931 National Champs Northwestern Signed Information Card
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Joe Reiff (D. 1988) as an American basketball player and referee. He was a three-time All-American center at Northwestern University.
Reiff, a 6'3 (1.91 m) center from Crane Technical High School in Chicago, chose to attend nearby Northwestern University and play for Hall of Fame coach Dutch Lonborg. Reiff led the Wildcats to a Western Conference championship in his sophomore year. Reiff led the league in scoring with a 10.0 average. Northwestern finished 13-1 (11-1 in league play) and would later be retroactively named 1931 National Champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation and Reiff was named a consensus All-American.
In his junior year, Reiff finished second in the conference in scoring to Purdue senior John Wooden. In his senior year, Reiff again led Northwestern to a conference title and led the league in scoring for a second time at 14.0 points per game. He was once again named a consensus All-American.
After graduating from Northwestern, Reiff played for Rosenberg-Avery of Chicago in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and was named to the All-AAU team. He then became a basketball referee in the Western Conference from 1937-1947.
Offered is a 3x5 index card (paper stock) that he signed his named and filled out his career (basketball) information.
Stamped dated November 1982. Super cool and possibly one of a kind!
Item: 12569
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| Price: $75.00 | | |
