Howard Thurman Jr
Year of Induction: 1997 | Categories: Basketball, Football, Individual, Track
Ten years after his father went into the Salem Sports Hall of Fame, Howard Thurman Jr. now joins him in this elite group.
The son of former Salem coaching great Howard Thurman Sr.,Thurman Jr. was a strong athlete in basketball, track and football during his days as a Wildcat.
A 1952 graduate, Thurman Jr. set school records in both basketball and track at Salem. He set a single game scoring record of 34 points during a game in the 1951-52 season.
During that same year he broke the North Egypt Conference track record in the 180 yard low hurdles with a time of 22.9.
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