Dick Linthicum
Linthicum c. 1931 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 or 1909 |
| Died | 1979 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hollywood (Hollywood, California) |
| College | UCLA (1928–1932) |
| Position | Forward |
| Career highlights | |
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Richard Linthicum (1908 or 1909–1979) was an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He was the school's first All-American in any sport. Linthicum was then a UCLA assistant coach and scout for five seasons. He was inducted posthumously into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.
Outside of basketball, Linthicum was a business manager with Columbia Pictures for eight years before serving 10 years in the U.S. Navy and 16 years in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).