Gary Schull
Gary Schull
Full Name:  Gary Walter Schull
     Born:  December 18, 1944, Doylestown, Pa.
     Died:  February 9, 2005, Melbourne, Fla.
   School:  Pompano Beach High School in Pompano Beach, Florida

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  GARY SCHULL and Coach Bud Kennedy


FSU Career
Basketball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
63-64  4  F       6-7  216  So   *   Pompano Beach               
64-65  4  C       6-7  210  Jr   *   Pompano Beach               
65-66  4  C       6-7  220  Sr   *   Pompano Beach               


Member of the FSU Hall of Fame
Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1985
From 1963 through 1966 Gary Schull was the leader of Florida State's basketball Seminoles. The Pompano Beach prep star, short for college center made up for lack of size with hustle and aggressiveness. In his career, Schull averaged 14.8 points a game and grabbed more than 10 rebounds a contest. He scored 1,122 points and came down with 769 rebounds in his three years. Schull grabbed 27 rebounds against JU in '66 and led FSU to a memorable 51-50 victory over Florida in 1964. Gary Schull, a fine student, graduated in 1966 and went to Europe to become one of Italy's best known and most popular pro cagers. The personification of hustle and determination, Gary Schull represents the best in the Seminole athletic tradition.


Gary Schull's Obituary from Florida Today.com

GARY SCHULL
MELBOURNE
Died: Feb 09, 2005

Gary Walter Schull, born December 18, 1944, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, due to a massive heart attack, while at home, at the age of 60. Gary was born in Willow Grove, PA., and moved to Pompano Beach, FL in 1955 where his father started Schull Builders. Gary was a graduate of Pompano Beach High School and later a Florida State University 1966 graduate. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Irma Schull. Gary is survived by his wife of 23 years, Debbie; his son, Garrett; and his sister, Cindy Cory. Gary was known and respected throughout Brevard County as a custom home builder and has built more than 400 homes in his 32 years of business under Schull Builders, Inc.

Gary was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame in 1985 for his career in Basketball. Gary was drafted into the NBA and played for the Cincinnati Royals before going to the Italian League. Gary played for Fortitudo, in Bologna, Italy for five years where he was the leading scorer of the Italian League and was inducted into the Italian Hall of Fame in 1999. In Italy Gary was lovingly known as El Baroni. Gary delighted in talking of his life in Italy in which he starred in Italian movies and recorded two records during his basketball career. The family requests friends and acquaintances to join us for a celebration of Gary's life on Saturday, February 12th, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the estate of Wayne and Susan Thompson, 3970 Parkway Drive, (west of Turtle Mound Road) in Melbourne. A private family service will be held at Florida Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family asks for your Prayers and Remembrance. Florida Memorial Funeral Home in Rockledge is entrusted with arrangements.



FSU Statistics
Basketball
                                 --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Year  GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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63-64 25          128  257 .498          .000   67  96 .698  323 12.9             179  7.2  66  2                    
64-65 26  26  909 120  263 .456          .000   85 128 .664  325 12.5             273 10.5  71  1                    
65-66 26  26      160  312 .513          .000  174 248 .702  494 19.0             331 12.7  63  3                    
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot   77  52  909 408  832 .490    0   0 .000  326 472 .691 1142 14.8      0   0  783 10.2 200  6    0    0    0    0
Basketball
Game Statistics
1963-64                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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Dec  3 Florida              1            1    5             1   1    3               4   3                    
Dec  7 Auburn               1            3    6             3   4    9               8   4                    
Dec  9 Alabama              1            3                  6       12                   1                    
Dec 11 Rice                 1            4                  1   1    9                   5                    
Dec 12 Texas Christian      1            7                  3   4   17                   3                    
Dec 21 Tampa                1            7   10             6   9   20              13   4                    
Dec 23 Tulsa                1            7                  2   3   16               8   1                    
Dec 26 Air Force            1            4    7             2   2   10               4   1                    
Dec 27 Manhattan College    1           11   16             5   7   27              11   5                    
Jan  2 Richmond             1            1    8             5   7    7               7   3                    
Jan  4 Virginia Military    1            8   14             4   4   20               6   2                    
Jan 11 Miami                1            4   10             1   2    9               9   3                    
Jan 16 Memphis State        1            3    8             5   7   11               5   4                    
Jan 18 Georgia              1            5   11             4   4   14              15   3                    
Jan 23 Florida              1            5    9             0   2   10               5   1                    
Jan 28 Auburn               1            5    9             0   3   10               6   2                    
Jan 29 Alabama              1            4    9             4   4   12               4   3                    
Feb  6 Furman               1            2    3             2   3    6               5   1                    
Feb  8 Centenary College    1            6   12             3   3   15               4   1                    
Feb 10 Memphis State        1            7   10             4   6   18              10   4                    
Feb 15 Georgia Tech         1            6   17             0   0   12               7   1                    
Feb 22 Jacksonville         1            8   17             2   4   18               9   3                    
Feb 27 Stetson              1            5   11             0   1   10               9   2                    
Feb 29 Miami                1            8   17             3   5   19              11   4                    
Mar  3 Georgia              1            4                  1   2    9                                        
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Totals                     25   0    0 128  209    0   0   67  88  323      0   0  160  64    0    0    0    0

1964-65                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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Dec  1 Valdosta State Coll  1   c        3   12             5   6   11              20   2                    
Dec  3 Virginia Military    1   c        5    9             3   4   13              14   2                    
Dec  5 Auburn               1   c        4                  4   7   12                   5                    
Dec  7 Alabama              1   c        4                  3   4   11                                        
Dec  9 Florida              1   c        4   12             3   4   11               8   1                    
Dec 18 Oklahoma State       1   c        6                  0   3   12                                        
Dec 19 Baylor               1   c        7                  5   7   19                                        
Dec 22 Tennessee            1   c        2                  6   7   10                                        
Dec 26 Tulsa                1   c        3                  7       13                                        
Dec 28 DePaul               1   c        5                  2       12                                        
Dec 29 Creighton            1   c        2    8             1   2    5              15   4                    
Dec 30 Rice                 1   c        4   11             2   5   10              10   3                    
Jan  7 Georgia              1   c        9   17             2   4   20              11   2                    
Jan  9 Miami                1   c        9   15             2   4   20               6   1                    
Jan 16 Memphis State        1   c        9   14             4   4   22               8   3                    
Jan 20 Georgia Tech         1   c        5   16             3   8   13              11   3                    
Jan 25 Auburn               1   c        3    8             4   6   10               6   1                    
Jan 30 Alabama              1   c        7   16             2   3   16              10   1                    
Feb  4 Duquesne             1   c        2    5             3   4    7              10   2                    
Feb  7 Memphis State        1   c        2   10             8  10   12              15                        
Feb 10 Jacksonville         1   c        4    9             1   1    9              10   2                    
Feb 15 Georgia Tech         1   c        4    9             0   1    8               4   4                    
Feb 20 Tampa                1   c        4                  0   1    8                                        
Feb 23 Florida              1   c        2   12             7  10   11               9   2                    
Mar  1 Miami                1   c        4    6             6   7   14               8   4                    
Mar  6 Georgia              1   c        7   12             2   3   16               7   3                    
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Totals                     26  26    0 120  201    0   0   85 115  325      0   0  182  45    0    0    0    0

1965-66                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  1 Lamar Tech           1   c        8   22             6  10   22              11   1                    
Dec  2 Valdosta State Coll  1   c        7   13             5   7   19               7   1                    
Dec  6 Tampa                1   c        2    7             8  11   12               5   2                    
Dec  8 Florida              1   c        1    4             8   9   10               8   5                    
Dec 16 North Carolina       1   c        8   12             1   1   17               9   2                    
Dec 18 Cal-Santa Barbara    1   c        2    9             7   9   11               8   2                    
Dec 20 Virginia Military    1   c        9   13             2   3   20              14   2                    
Dec 21 Auburn               1   c        7   12            10  10   24               7   5                    
Dec 27 Auburn               1   c        2   11             8  11   12               7   1                    
Jan  3 Georgia              1   c        5   11             3   9   13               6   2                    
Jan  7 Miami                1   c        7   10             3   7   17              15   3                    
Jan 10 Loyola-New Orleans   1   c       11   14             4   7   26              19   1                    
Jan 15 Memphis State        1   c        5    7            10  19   20              12   5                    
Jan 18 Florida              1   c        7   13            11  16   25              14   4                    
Jan 24 Jacksonville         1   c        7   14             7   8   21              16   3                    
Jan 28 Panama Nationals     1   c        5   10            10  11   20              16   1                    
Jan 31 Georgia Tech         1   c        6    9             3   3   15              14   3                    
Feb  5 Memphis State        1   c        2   10             6   9   10              14   3                    
Feb  7 Loyola-New Orleans   1   c        4    6             9  10   17               8   2                    
Feb 10 Jacksonville         1   c        8   17             7   8   23              27   2                    
Feb 14 Georgia Tech         1   c        7    9             4   7   18              12   3                    
Feb 19 Samford              1   c        6   18            10  16   22              17   3                    
Feb 24 Florida Southern Col 1   c        7   12             5   7   19              18   2                    
Feb 26 Tampa                1   c        8   11             7  10   23              11   2                    
Feb 28 Miami                1   c        9   15             8  13   26              18   2                    
Mar  5 Georgia              1   c       10   23            12  17   32              18   1                    
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Totals                     26  26    0 160  312    0   0  174 248  494      0   0  331  63    0    0    0    0