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Gary Colson, college 3-point shot proponent, dies at 89
Gary Colson, who successfully lobbied to introduce the 3-point shot to college basketball during a 34-year coaching career that included stops at Fresno State, New Mexico and Pepperdine, died Friday. He was 89. He died of complications of lymphoma at home in Santa Barbara, California, said friend Bob Rose, who was informed by Colson's wife. Colson had a career win-loss record of 563-385 that included 10 seasons at Division II Valdosta State in Georgia beginning at age 24. Colson was a member of the NCAA Rules Committee in 1986 when he sought a straw vote from the members to see who was in favor of adding the 3-point shot. He said he was discouraged by such colleagues as Norm Stewart, Digger Phelps, Gerald Myers and Gene Bartow from bringing up a vote.
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