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Lost Lettermen was a sports weblog and database, which was launched by Jim Weber in March 2009. It was dedicated to former college football and basketball players. It regularly interviewed former college stars such as Tee Martin, Charlie Ward, Ki-Jana Carter, Ed O'Bannon, Corliss Williamson and Mateen Cleaves. It also had a database of over 150,000 former college athletes to answer the question, "Where Are They Now?" [1]

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American football Team field sport

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Basketball team sport played on a court with baskets on either end

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The site was featured in USA Today in March 2010 to locate the current whereabouts of NCAA Tournament one-hit wonders such as Bryce Drew and Kevin Pittsnogle. [2]

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Bryce Drew American basketball player and coach

Bryce Homer Drew is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is the former head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores. He also served in the same capacity at his alma mater, Valparaiso, having succeeded his father, Homer Drew. Bryce's brother, Scott, also coached at Valpo before becoming the head coach of the Baylor Bears. As a player, Bryce Drew was known for his buzzer-beating shot in the first round of Valparaiso's run in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. He went on to play six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a backup point guard for the Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Hornets.

Kevin Lee Pittsnogle Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the CBA and the Austin Toros and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League. He is best known for his collegiate play at West Virginia University.

Jim Weber sold the site in 2015, and as of August 2017 it no longer was in operation. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Ostrow, Adam (March 27, 2009). "Lost Lettermen Tells You What Ever Happened to Your Favorite College Sports Stars". mashable.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Time marches on for NCAA tourney heroes of past". usatoday.com. March 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ Weber, Jim (August 20, 2017). "From the Ashes of LostLettermen.com Rises College Sports Only". collegesportsonly.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

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