Education
He attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
He attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
A native of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, DeLong was a long-time resident of Hayward, Wisconsin. From 1989 to 2008, he served on the Board of Supervisors of Sawyer County, Wisconsin. After serving in aboard the United States Ship Valencia (AKA-81) in the United States Navy during World World War II, DeLong married Donna Wells and had two children.
DeLong was drafted in the ninth round of the 1950 National Basketball Association Draft by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.
He later played with the franchise after it moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Moline, Illinois and became the Milwaukee Hawks.