Hugh Leffingwell       

Hugh Leffingwell attended Marion High School and lived in Marion, Iowa. In high school, he was named all-state, and made all 14 field-goal attempts in a high school game, set a state prep record with a streak of 27 consecutive made free throws and averaged 24.5 points as a junior and 25.9 as a senior. He finished with 1,314 career points, all but 26 of them coming in his final two seasons. His career scoring record lasted 71 years.

At Iowa, his career was cut short. He played four games, with six points scored. During his sophomore year, he was diagnosed with leukemia, He received blood transfusions and planned to play basketball the following year, but his health deteriorated.

He was inducted to the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.

Born 8/3/1934 and died on 10/5/1954 at the age of 20.