Jerry Harkness () - Hall of Fame - Loyola University Chicago Athletics

Hall of Fame

Two-time All-American who led Loyola to the 1963 NCAA championship
Three-time team MVP
Graduated as Loyola's all-time leading scorer with 1,749 points and averaged 21.0 or more points per game in each of his three seasons on th varsity roster
Tallied 21.4 points per game in Loyola's national championship season in 1962-63
Known for his famous handshake with Joe Dan Gold of Mississippi State in The Game of Change during the 1963 NCAA Tournament
Had his jersey number 15 retired
Drafted twice by the NBA - first as an eighth round pick in 1962 and then as a second-round selection of the New York Knicks in 1963

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