Zippel, Marty

Martin Zippel

Zippel's arrival at Lafayette College in 1945 helped put the school's basketball squad on the map. During his college career Marty was renowned for his all-around game of rebounding, defense, playmaking, and scoring, and excelled in the MAC (Middle Atlantic Conference). He graduated in 1949 as the school's all-time scorer (and was still numbered in the top 25 as of December, 2000). Zippel is a member of the Lafayette Maroon Club Hall of Fame

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Career Highlights:
In 1947, Zippel was named All-America honorable mention and led Lafayette to the Middle Atlantic Conference basketball championship. He was named captain of the 1949 Leopard team, which boasted an outstanding 20-9 record. Marty graduated in 1949 with 1,067 points, and was the first 1,000 point scorer in Lafayette history.

As a senior, Marty was awarded the prestigious Class of 1913 Trophy given annually to Lafayette's top scholar-athlete. Lafayette College named him one of the school's 15 greatest athletes of the 20th Century.

After graduating from Lafayette, Zippel turned down a baseball contract from the Detroit Tigers, choosing instead to play basketball. Though he was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets of the NBA, Marty instead played for the Wilkes Barre Barons of the ABL. During the 1950-51 season, Zippel was the fifth leading scorer on the Barons with 6.9 points per game. The following season, he averaged 8.3 points per game in the first 11 contests of the season before a knee injury ended his professional career.

Origin:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Career Dates:
Zippel played at Lafayette College from 1945-1949.

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