Thomas Joseph Gola (born January 13, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is one of Philadelphia's most famous basketball players. Gola was praised as a great all-around player as a high school student at La Salle College High School, where he led the Explorers to a Philadelphia Catholic League Championship. He entered La Salle a year after another NBA hall of famer, Paul Arizin, graduated. Wikipedia
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Tom Gola was the nation's best amateur basketball player during the mid-1950's, well before the rise of superstars like Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain . A 6'6" jack-of-all-trades at La Salle University, Gola was a catalyst of two championship teams an entertainment.howstuffworks.com/tom-gola-at.htm
