Education
Ohl attended Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois, and the University of Illinois.
Ohl attended Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois, and the University of Illinois.
His nickname was Waxie because of his crew cut. Ohl played for the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and Street.Louis/Atlanta Hawks. Among the best distance shooters of his time, the 6"3", 190-pound guard scored 11,549 points and appeared in five National Basketball Association All-Star Games in his career.
Shortly after the 1963-1964 campaign, Ohl was involved one of the first so-called megatrades, this one an eight-player deal between the Pistons and Bullets.
On June 9, 1964, the Pistons sent Ohl, center Bob Ferry, forward Bailey Howell, forward Les Hunter and the draft rights to guard Wally (later Wali) Jones to the Bullets in exchange for forwards Terry Dischinger and Don Kojis and guard Rod Thorn. The deal turned out to a fortuitous one for the Bullets, as Howell and Ohl became mainstays with the team
Ohl experienced his finest hour in the 1965 playoffs, which saw the Bullets eliminate the Saint Louis Hawks in four games in round one. In the Western Division finals, Ohl and future Hall of Fame guard Jerry West were locked in a tense shootout that saw West and the Los Angeles Lakers finally prevail in six games, each of which was decided by eights points or fewer.
Ohl averaged 26.1 points in 10 games that post-season.