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Samuel Balter Jr. (October 15, 1909 – August 8, 1998) was an American basketball player who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a renowned sportscaster.
Sam Balter was born on 8 November 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Kiss Me Deadly (1955), The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951). He died on 8 August 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Born: October 15, 1909 in Detroit, Michigan. Died: August 8, 1998. A UCLA All-America in 1929, Sam Balter was a member of the United States gold medal basketball team in 1936. He was the only Jewish-American to win a gold medal at the Berlin Olympics.
Aug 10, 1998 · Sam Balter, longtime local radio broadcaster and a member of the first U.S. Olympic gold medal basketball team, died Saturday. He was 88.
Aug 8, 2008 · Reporter Carrie Kahn grew up thinking that her Jewish grandfather, Sam Balter, had proudly marched before Hitler in 1936 as part of the first-ever Olympic basketball team.
Sam Balter was born on November 8, 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Kiss Me Deadly (1955), The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951). He died on August 8, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Apr 29, 2019 · On that team was Sam Balter, who, as a Jew, hesitated about going to Nazi Germany, but did return with the gold. Balter, who played college ball at UCLA, became more famous as a broadcaster, calling his alma mater's football and basketball games.
