Colorado State University Pueblo

Years at CSU Pueblo: 1960-61
Category: Athlete
Sport: Basketball
Era: Pueblo Junior College (1937-63)

Bob Warlick - The first standout professional athlete to come from then-Pueblo Junior College, Warlick was the top player on the team that won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship in 1961 and a 34-2 record.  He earned NJCAA National Tournament MVP honors during that title run.  He would go on to Pepperdine University then play professionally in the NBA, most notably with the San Francisco Warriors and the Detroit Pistons, and in the ABA with the Los Angeles Stars.  Warlick is being inducted posthumously, as he passed away in 2005.