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--- men_s_basketball:samuel_sauceda [2009/04/19 19:19] – 77ncaachamps
+++ men_s_basketball:samuel_sauceda [2025/06/29 14:55] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== Samuel Sauceda ======
+====== Samuel Sauceda #43 ======
 **Position:** Forward\\
 **Height:** 5'10"\\
-**Weight:** \\
+**Weight:** 184 lbs.\\
 **Born:** \\
 **Hometown:** Elgin, IL\\
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 He was inducted into the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame on October 14, 1981.
 ===== Marquette Career =====
-He also played on Marquette football team for two seasons.
+Sauceda played four years on Marquette University’s varsity cage team. He was the team’s sixth man his freshman year and a starter his last three years. By the end of the 1950 season, Sam held that school’s record for playing in 96 consecutive games. Also that year, he was a member of the College All-Star team that played against the Harlem Globetrotters in the Chicago Stadium.
+==== Basketball ====
 === 1946-47 ===
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 === 1948-49 ===
 Sauceda averaged 5.9 points per game during his senior campaign.
+==== Football ====
+In addition, he played varsity football at Marquette as a halfback for two seasons.
+Sam is one of three athletes in Marquette’s history to earn varsity letters in football and basketball in his freshman year.
 ===== Personal =====
-He received a B.A. degree from Marquette in 1950, and M.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1952, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Madrid in Spain in 1960. Also, Sauceda became a member of the Marquette faculty in 1954 and served as an assistant professor of modern languages and a chairman of the university's athletic board.
+He received a B.A. degree from Marquette in 1950, and M.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1952, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Madrid in Spain in 1960. Also, Sauceda became a member of the Marquette faculty in 1954 and served as assistant professor of modern languages, chairman of the university's athletic board (1963-69), and Director of Athletics for Marquette University (1969-74).
-On January 1, 1970, he became Marquette University's Athletic Director.
+On January 1, 1970, he became Marquette University's Athletic Director succeeding Stan Lowe, then the serving AD, who suddenly passed away.