AL PETERSON 

PETERSON, ALBERT 'PETE'

Hometown: Kansas City, KS

1925:  Lettered, Starter, All-MVC, All-American

1926:  Lettered, Starter, Conference Scoring Champ, All-MVC, All-American

1927:  Lettered, Starter, Conference Scoring Champ, All-MVC

Jersey retired: Jan. 15, 2003
Bio: Peterson was twice a first-team All-American selection and three times an All-Missouri Valley Conference member. He led KU in scoring his final two seasons, helped the team to five straight MVC titles and is a member of the Kansas Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Known for his great leaping ability, Al Peterson was an All-American center in 1926.  He was a dominate inside force as KU recorded three straight Missouri Valley basketball titles during his varsity career primarily behind the play of Peterson and classmate Gale Gordon.  Peterson was an all-conference selection all three years.  He also led the Jayhawks and the conference in scoring both his junior (9.1 points per game) and senior (10.3) years.