Bob Angeline

Bob Angeline, born on July 16, 1923 in Enumclaw, was a guard on the Stadium High School midget team for two years before becoming the varsity team captain as a senior. During the 1941 season, Angeline was the top offensive player in the Tacoma City League totaling 92 points compared to his closest competitor with 61 points. He also played baseball on the 1939 Stadium High state championship team and earned varsity letters in both baseball and basketball in 1941 and 1942.

After graduating from Stadium High School in 1942, and after serving his country during World War II, Bob went on to become a basketball standout at the College of Puget Sound, where he started all four years before graduating in 1950. He twice earned all-conference honors, and also led the team in scoring in two of his four seasons. He played in the NAIB national tournament in Kansas City in 1949-50, and in the National VFW Tournament in Mankato, Minn., in 1950.

Following his collegiate career, Bob played in the AAU league at the University of Washington where in 1952 he broke a 15-year-old record by scoring 33 points in a game. Bob also played basketball on teams coached by fellow Tacoma-Pierce County Hall of Fame member Tom Cross.

Bob became a high school and college basketball referee in 1950 and continued in that role that through the 1957 season. He worked the Class B state tournament in 1955 and the Class A state tournament in 1956 and 1957. In 1956, he worked the championship game between Lincoln of Seattle and Anacortes.