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Tom Nordland, Roosevelt star of the '50s famed for his jump shot, has died

By PATRICK REUSSE, Star Tribune, 01/04/23, 2:00PM CST

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A member of the Minnesota Basketball Hall of Fame, he taught the “Swish” shooting method.


Tom Nordland, Roosevelt star of the ’50s and known as @SwishCoach to Twitter followers of the basketball shooting method he taught, died in late December. (Star Tribune file)

Dave Mona's take: “He was even fun to watch in warmups as the crowd kept track of his consecutive long-range jumpers.’’

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