Dr. Joseph "Bud" Sahmaunt 1978 - Basketball - Kiowa DATE OF BIRTH: November 5, 1938 BIRTH PLACE: Lawton, Oklahoma TRIBE: Kiowa EDUCATION: Cameron State Junior College, Lawton,Oklahoma Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Southwestern State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota SPORTS DATA: Basketball ACHIEVEMENTS: Varsity Basketball letterman, Cameron State Junior College 1956-1958 All-Conference Team, Oklahoma junior College Conference 1956-1957 All-Tournament Team, Arkansas City JuCo Invitational, Arkansas City, Kansas 1956-1957 All-Conference Team, Pioneer junior College Conference, 1957-1958 Outstanding Basketball Player Award, Cameron State junior College, 1957-1958 Most Valuable Player, All-States Jaycees Classic Tournament, 1957-1958 All-American Second Team position, A-American Basketball Squad of the NJCAA for the year 1957-1958 Varsity Basketball letterman, Oklahoma City University two years 1958-1960 Most Valuable Player, All-College Tournament, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1958- 1959 All-Tournament Team, All-College Tournament, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma two years 1958-1960 All-American honorable Mention, Associated Press 1959-1960 Daily Oklahoman, All-decade Basketball Team 1950’s - 1975 COMMENTS: Oklahoma City AP "Bud Sahmaunt, Oklahoma City’s little 5-9 full-blood Kiowa Indian from Elgin, was named the tournament’s outstanding player by sportswriters, coaches, and officials."

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