Larry Siegfried

Larry E. Siegfried (May 22, 1939 – October 14, 2010) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He led Ohio in scoring as a senior at Shelby High School, then played college basketball for Ohio State University, where his tenure overlapped with future Hall-of-Famers Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek. A junior high-scoring guard, Siegfried and senior forward Joe Roberts were the two holdover starters when sophomores Lucas, Havlicek, and guard Mel Nowell arrived for the 1959–60 season. Siegfried adjusted his scoring to accommodate Lucas and Nowell while joining Roberts and Havlicek as a key defender, and he was an excellent free throw shooter whom few risked fouling. As co-captain of the 1960 team, he played a key role in the Buckeyes' run to the 1960 NCAA title. All five starters from that team later played in the NBA, which then had just nine teams and eleven players per team; future coach Bobby Knight was a reserve on that squad as well. Knight later said of Siegfried, "I never saw a better guard in the Big Ten than Larry Siegfried. He was a great player. He was tough."