Claude Virden
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Claude Virden
| image =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|25}}
| birth_place = Akron, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Central (Akron, Ohio)
| college =
- Paducah JC (1966–1967)
- Murray State (1967–1970)
| draft_year = 1970
| draft_round = 9
| draft_pick = 142
| draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics
| career_start = 1972
| career_end = 1973
| career_number = 24
| career_position = Small forward
| years1 = 1972–1973
| team1 = Kentucky Colonels
| highlights =
- OVC Player of the Year (1970)
- 2× First-team All-OVC (1969, 1970)
}}
Claude Felton Virden (born November 25, 1947) is an American former basketball player from Akron, Ohio.
Career
Virden played college basketball for Murray State University. Virden was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1970 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1970 American Basketball Association draft.
After a stint in the United States Army,[http://www.summitcountysportshalloffame.com/Inductees/2005.htm summitcountysportshalloffame.com 2005 inductees page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212022800/http://www.summitcountysportshalloffame.com/Inductees/2005.htm |date=2008-02-12 }} Virden signed with the Kentucky Colonels. Virden played for part of the 1972–73 season for the Colonels, averaging 9.9 points per game as the team made it to the ABA Finals before losing the championship to the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 3.{{Cite web |url=http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VirdeCl01 |title=BasketballReference.com Claude Virden page |access-date=2008-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215204135/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VIRDECL01 |archive-date=2007-12-15 |url-status=dead }} A knee injury ended Virden's season.[http://www.summitcountysportshalloffame.com/Inductees/2005.htm summitcountysportshalloffame.com 2005 inductees page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212022800/http://www.summitcountysportshalloffame.com/Inductees/2005.htm |date=2008-02-12 }}
References
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Akron, Ohio
Category:Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Category:Kentucky Colonels draft picks
Category:Kentucky Colonels players
Category:Murray State Racers men's basketball players
Category:Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
Category:Sportspeople from Paducah, Kentucky
Category:United States Army soldiers
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