UW Athletic Hall of Fame

George Levis

  • Class
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
George Levis
  • Member of the UW's 1916 Big Ten Championship basketball team that compiled a 20-1 record
  • First-team All-American after leading the Big Ten in scoring (109 points in 12 games) during the 1916 season
  • Named first-team All-Big Ten forward in both 1915 and 1916
  • Coached Indiana's basketball team to a 25-16 mark in 1921 and 1922
  • His family started the Illinois Glass Company, and George played a prominent role in the development of the glass backboards
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