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Kessler was from Anderson, Indiana and attended Anderson High School where he graduated in 1932.
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Robert Kessler
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Doctor Robert L. Kessler (November 25, 1914 – September 5, 2001) was standout basketball player at Purdue University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and then with the Indianapolis Kautskys in the National Basketball League (NBL). He then enrolled at Purdue and played on the men"s varsity basketball team for his final three years under future Hall of Fame coach Ward Lambert. Kessler was a two-time All-American (1935-1936), and as a senior he became Purdue"s first ever consensus All-American.
After college, Kessler played professionally for three seasons in the NBL for the Indianapolis Kautskys.
In his later life, Kessler worked at General Motors and eventually became its vice president
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