Local basketball star Steve Vandenberg dies at 75
CUMBERLAND, Md. — Former Allegany and Duke basketball star Steve Vandenberg passed away Tuesday at the age of 75.
Considered by many to be the greatest basketball player in Cumberland’s history, Vandenberg led Allegany to state championships in 1963 and 1964 under head coach Chet Payne...
He played a pivotal role in one of the all-time great Duke-North Carolina games on March 2, 1968, scoring the go-ahead points with seconds remaining in triple overtime. Freddie Lind blocked Carolina’s Rusty Clark on the other end to give No. 10 Duke an 87-86 win over second-ranked UNC.
As a senior, Vandenberg posted averages of 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds a game. He delivered a memorable career-high 33-point outburst in his final bout at Cameron Indoor Stadium, as Duke toppled No. 2 North Carolina, 87-81. Vandenberg added 12 boards for a double-double.
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