Dr. Terry Dischinger inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Dr. Terry Dischinger was recently bestowed an honor that very few achieve. As you may know, he was a starter on the 1960 US Olympic Basketball team which won the Gold Medal. For over 40 years, this was the considered the best basketball team ever assembled. In 1992, the Dream Team played in the Olympics, and debate has raged ever since as to which team was better. The 1960 team included Dr. Terry, who went on to win the 1962 NBA Rookie of the Year award in a 9 year career that included 3 All Star Game appearances. Also on the team were Hall of Famers Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas and Walt Bellamy.

On August 13, 2010, the 1960 and 1992 Olympic Teams were inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. The weekend was filled with many highlights, with the induction ceremony being televised. Very few basketball players ever make it to the NBA let alone win a Gold Medal, Rookie of the Year, and now get inducted to the Hall of Fame. This was one of Dr. Terry's highlights of his basketball life.

Along with Terry for the weekend was his wife Mary. In addition, Dr. Bill took his oldest son Taylor and his father in law Larry. Dr. Terry's daughter Kelly made the trip. Dr. Terry's other son, Terry Jr. was supposed to have been along as well. Unfortunately, he passed away on July 22, just weeks before the weekend. In his place, his two oldest children, Alex and David made the trip.

For the whole family, this was one of the greatest weekends ever. They met every basketball star you could imagine, including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, and many others. It was an amazing, amazing weekend that the family will never forget.