Exactly how good was Wayne Allison as a basketball
player? "He was the best big man in
the history of
Daily Record sports editor Brian Questel concurs, adding, "He was one of those guys who had a tremendous capacity to compete. He played in the shadows of some great players, but it was the little things he did that helped to make those players great, and never complained about getting less attention than his teammates."
The two players to which Questel referred happened to be Sam
Dixon and Fred Baker - two of the finest in
A native Canadian,
After graduating from
Today, he and wife Purdy (Eileen) live in