Education
Davis High School.
Davis High School.
While many college athletes were called to serve for the military during World World War II, Sheffield had a deferment as a pre-medicine major. After the conclusion of his collegiate career, Sheffield played for the Philadelphia Warriors in the Bachelor of Applied Arts for the 1946-1947 season. Sheffield was cut the following year and became a doctor, practicing for most of his adult life.
Sheffield died on December 8, 2009.
He won an National Collegiate Athletic Association championship with the University of Utah in 1944 and played one season for the Philadelphia Warriors in the Basketball Association of America (Bachelor of Applied Arts). Also an accomplished track athlete, Sheffield was also the men"s collegiate champion in the high jump in 1943 and 1945 and the national champion in 1943. Sheffield averaged 3.4 points in 22 games in a reserve role and the Warriors would go on to win the Bachelor of Applied Arts championship.
Sheffield, a 6"2 forward and center, played for Utah and, as a sophomore, was a member of the Utes" 1944 national championship team