Ronald Yngve BONTEMPS

After playing for tiny Beloit College and graduating from there in 1951, Ron Bontemps qualified for the 1952 Olympic team as a member of the Peoria Caterpillars AAU basketball team. Bontemps never played pro basketball, but instead opted for the AAU leagues where he starred for three years with the Caterpillars. It also worked out to be a fine career move as he took a job with the Caterpillar Tractor Co. in 1951 and worked for them during his entire business career. Bontemps also served in the US Army from 1944-46.