Английская Википедия:Gene Ransom
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Horace Eugene Ransom II (January 21, 1957 - February 4, 2022), was a prominent basketball player for the University of California, Berkeley, Golden Bears from 1975 to 1978. Ransom moved as a young boy from Fresno, California, to Berkeley, where he became a "three-sport legend" at Berkeley High School, excelling in baseball, football, and basketball.[1][2]
Ransom emulated the basketball style of Berkeley High School basketball stars Phil Chenier, Doug Kagawa, and Carl Shelton. Ransom "shadowed Chenier... trying to pick up on his game."[1]
Ransom averaged 14.8 points per game in his college career, and led Cal's Golden State Bears in assists all three years that he played.[3] In one game for Cal, Ransom was on the court for all but the final 90 seconds of a five-overtime game against Oregon, ultimately won by the Bears. Ransom played 63 1/2 minutes, which as of 2001 remained the Pac-10 record for most minutes played in a game.[4]
Ransom was inducted into the California Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.[3]
Later life
After his time as a player, Ransom later served as a basketball coach at Berkeley High School, leading the freshman boys team to a 27-0 record, and served as a youth mentor in other ways. He worked with the nonprofit Athletes United for Peace,[5] which provided healthy alternatives for youth caught up in street violence.[1] With his stepson Jonathon Smith, Ransom also started Dynasty Basketball, an Amateur Athletic Union summer team for promising high school players.[6] As described in the Berkeley Daily Planet in 2002, Шаблон:Blockquote Ransom explained that Шаблон:Blockquote
Following the occupation of his father, Ramsom also worked as a longshoreman.[1] Having not completed his degree at the University of California, Berkeley, Ransom eventually completed his undergraduate coursework and obtained a college degree from New College of California.[1]
Death
On Friday, February 4, 2022, at about 5:08pm, Ransom was killed in a freeway shooting in Oakland, California.[7] [1][2] The killing appeared to be a murder motivated by road rage.[1][2] The freeway was shut down for several hours.[8] A 25 year old man was arrested the next day, and was later charged with murder.[9][10]
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