University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Hall of Fame
Dick Linthicum
- Induction:
- 1987
A basketball star in the early 1930s, forward Dick Linthicum was UCLA's first All-America in any sport. He shared All-America honors in 1932 with future UCLA coach John Wooden, then a player at Purdue. After eight years in the movie industry following graduation, Linthicum served 10 years in the U.S. Navy throughout the Pacific. He followed that with a 16-year career in the Central Intelligence Agency. Linthicum was awarded the CIA Certificate of Merit when he ended a distinguished career of serving his country in many parts of the world.
Linthicum, who died at 70 in 1979, was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.
Linthicum, who died at 70 in 1979, was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.
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