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-====== Bob Walczak ======+====== Bob Walczak #23/41 ====== 
 +{{  men_s_basketball:walczak.jpg|}}
  
-**Position:** \\ +**Nickname:** "Old Man"\\ 
-**Height:** \\ +**Position:** Guard\\ 
-**Weight:** \\+**Height:** 6'0"\\ 
 +**Weight:** 183 lbs.\\
 **Born:** \\ **Born:** \\
-**Hometown:** \\ +**Hometown:** Milwaukee, WI\\ 
-**High School:** \\+**High School:** Milwaukee [[South Division H.S.]]\\
  
 ===== High School Career ===== ===== High School Career =====
 +
 +Walczak was a three year All-City Conference selection at Milwaukee South Division High School.
  
 ===== Marquette Career ===== ===== Marquette Career =====
  
-== All-time Single Season Rankings ==+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. 
 + 
 +As a starting guard for the Frosh team, he helped lead the junior Warriors to a National Catholic Invitational Tournament title. 
 + 
 +=== 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 Season === 
 +Bob was third on the team in scoring during his junior campaign, averaging 8.2 points per game. 
 + 
 +=== 1956-57 Season === 
 +Walczak averaged 5.8 points per game during his senior year. 
 + 
 +=== All-Time Career Leader Rankings === 
 +  *6th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 200 att.) (81.3%) 
 + 
 +=== All-time Single Season Rankings ===
   *2nd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (88.1%)   *2nd, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (88.1%)
  
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