Ronnie Shavlik
Basketball
Inducted: 1979
- Born in 1933
- Star center at NC State from 1953–1956
- Named first-team All-ACC in 1955 and 1956
- Honored as second-team AP and UPI All-American in 1955 and 1956
- Selected 1956 ACC Player of the Year
- Led ACC in rebounding in 1956, averaging 19.5 rebounds per game, still an ACC record
- Led State to 1954, 1955 and 1956 ACC titles
- Scored 1,761 points and pulled down 1,598 rebounds
- Scored 55 points against William and Mary in 1955
- Played eight games in NBA for New York Knicks and had a brief stint in the Eastern League
- Successful businessman and philanthropist
- Founded Service Corporation of America
- Awarded the NCAA’s 1980 Silver Anniversary Award, given to former student athletes for business accomplishments and community service
- Died in 1983
