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-====== Bob Walczak ======
+====== Bob Walczak #23/41 ======
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+**Nickname:** "Old Man"\\
 **Position:** Guard\\
 **Height:** 6'0"\\
-**Weight:** \\
+**Weight:** 183 lbs.\\
 **Born:** \\
-**Hometown:** \\
+**Hometown:** Milwaukee, WI\\
-**High School:** Milwaukee South\\
+**High School:** Milwaukee [[South Division H.S.]]\\
 ===== High School Career =====
+Walczak was a three year All-City Conference selection at Milwaukee South Division High School.
 ===== Marquette Career =====
-=== 1951-52 ===
+He scored 794 points and averaged 7.8 points per game in his career.
+Also, he made 256 of 318 free throw attempts in his career, for a .805 mark.
+Despite leaving for military duty, Walczak did not miss a free throw until the eighth game of the 1954-55 season. For that season, he made 104 of 118 free throw attempts, a .881 mark.
+=== 1951-52 Season ===
 Walczak averaged 7.5 points per game as a freshman.
-=== 1954-55 ===
+As a starting guard for the Frosh team, he helped lead the junior Warriors to a National Catholic Invitational Tournament title.
-It's unknown as to why Walczak did not play during the next two seasons, but he returned this year to average 9.4 points per game.
+=== 1952-1954 (Military Service, U.S. Army) ===
+For two years, Walczak won All-European service honors while in the service.
+=== 1954-55 Season ===
+Walczak returned from military service as a 23-year-old sophomore. "The Old Man" averaged 9.4 points per game.  At South Bend, Indiana, Walczak scored 27 points versus Notre Dame.  He also tallied 18 against Drake and 16 in a victory over Miami (OH) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Eventually, he led MU to the NCAA Regional Final, where they lost to Iowa, 86-81.  Walczak finished the season ranked second nationally in free throw accuracy, making 104 free throws in 118 attempts (88.1%)
-=== 1955-56 ===
+=== 1955-56 Season ===
 Bob was third on the team in scoring during his junior campaign, averaging 8.2 points per game.
-=== 1956-57 ===
+=== 1956-57 Season ===
 Walczak averaged 5.8 points per game during his senior year.