Weldon Kern

Education

Kern, a 5"10 forward from Lawton, Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical from 1944-1946, winning championships as a starting forward for the Aggies in both 1945 and 1946 with future Hall of Fame teammate Bob Kurland.

Career

Kern was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference in 1946, in a year when all five Aggie starters composed the all-conference first team Following the completion of his collegiate career, Kern signed with the Oklahoma City Drillers in the Professional Basketball League of America, a short-lived predecessor to the National Basketball Association. Kern died on April 21, 2014 at the age of 90.

Achievements

• He won two national championships at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical University and was later an early professional in the Professional Basketball League of America.