Keith Edmonson ... a giver to needy kids

[Do Dah Day]

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Keith Edmonson​

In this March 6, 1980 file photo, Purdue's Keith Edmonson dunks during the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette.© Journal & Courier Archives
Edmonson was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. At least through 2019, Edmonson was the executive director of the Full Court Press Foundation in Schertz, Texas, which was a non-profit organization that provided sports related activities for children in eighth grade or younger. The foundation was celebrating its 25th year in 2019.

 

[PaBoiler78]

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Keith Edmonson​

In this March 6, 1980 file photo, Purdue's Keith Edmonson dunks during the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette.© Journal & Courier Archives
Edmonson was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. At least through 2019, Edmonson was the executive director of the Full Court Press Foundation in Schertz, Texas, which was a non-profit organization that provided sports related activities for children in eighth grade or younger. The foundation was celebrating its 25th year in 2019.

ICE !!!

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

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Keith Edmonson​

In this March 6, 1980 file photo, Purdue's Keith Edmonson dunks during the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette.© Journal & Courier Archives
Edmonson was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. At least through 2019, Edmonson was the executive director of the Full Court Press Foundation in Schertz, Texas, which was a non-profit organization that provided sports related activities for children in eighth grade or younger. The foundation was celebrating its 25th year in 2019.

Great to hear - one of my favorite Boilers, and man was he Mr. Smooth. Only really got to see him play up close his final year - underrated IMO on the all-time Boiler list.

 

[BNIBoiler]

Didn’t he make the academic all-American list?

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Didn’t he make the academic all-American list?

Yes, CoSIDA, 1982 - 5.00 GPA in Communications @ Purdue.

The first team that year for basketball was:

Keith Edmonson Purdue (Communications)
John Paxson - Notre Dame (Business)
Randy Wittman - Indiana (Operations Management)
Mike Kanieski - Dayton (Marketing)
David Magley - Kansas (Personnel Administration)