Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame
Stan Albert
- Induction:
- 2004
- Class:
- 1958
Men’s Basketball (1956 to 1958)
Stan Albert ranks as one of the most successful basketball players of the 1950s and helped lead Colorado A & M in the early days of the Jim Williams era. When he graduated from Colorado State University in 1958, Albert held the school record for free throw percentage and the career record for free throws made. He was voted to the first team All-Conference in 1958 and to the District 7 All-Star team for the Skyline Conference. Also in his senior year of 1958, Albert became the first CSU basketball player on an East-West Shrine basketball team.
Following graduation, Albert went into a career as a physical education instructor for non-profit Jewish Community Centers. First working in Denver and then moving on to Seattle where he also worked with the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA. From Seattle, Albert then moved to Rochester, New York to work at another Jewish Community Center. He also helped establish the Kodak Classic basketball tournament. He retired in 1998 and is a member of the Rochester Jewish Athletes Hall of Fame. Stan passed away September 14, 2017 at the age of 81.Â
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Other Accomplishments:
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Stan Albert ranks as one of the most successful basketball players of the 1950s and helped lead Colorado A & M in the early days of the Jim Williams era. When he graduated from Colorado State University in 1958, Albert held the school record for free throw percentage and the career record for free throws made. He was voted to the first team All-Conference in 1958 and to the District 7 All-Star team for the Skyline Conference. Also in his senior year of 1958, Albert became the first CSU basketball player on an East-West Shrine basketball team.
Following graduation, Albert went into a career as a physical education instructor for non-profit Jewish Community Centers. First working in Denver and then moving on to Seattle where he also worked with the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA. From Seattle, Albert then moved to Rochester, New York to work at another Jewish Community Center. He also helped establish the Kodak Classic basketball tournament. He retired in 1998 and is a member of the Rochester Jewish Athletes Hall of Fame. Stan passed away September 14, 2017 at the age of 81.Â
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Other Accomplishments:
- Two-time all-conference (1957 & 1958)
- Worked as a high school and college basketball referee for 35 years
- East-West Shrine Game (1958)
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