Fred Broda '68 was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday for his performance between January 28 and February 3 during his first two years at the College.
Lake Forest hosted and defeated Carroll College 81-75 on Thursday, January 28, 1965, with Broda scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds on the night. The Foresters earned another 6-point victory two days later, knocking off visiting Monmouth College 85-79. Broda recorded season-highs in the contest with 33 points and 17 boards before notching his seventh consecutive double-double (17 points, 15 rebounds) in a 95-88 loss to Hope College the following Tuesday.
The same week a year later was also good to Broda and the Foresters. They traveled to Carroll on Saturday, January 29, 1966, and came away with a 78-70 victory. Broda shot 13-for-19 from the floor, scored 30 points, and added 10 rebounds on the afternoon. The forward followed that up with a 29-point, 10-rebound performance in a 96-92 triumph over Carthage College at home the following Wednesday.
Broda was Lake Forest's top scorer all four years and is still the program's all-time leader with 1,825 points in his career. He is the only Forester to average at least 20 points per game (20.3) over the course of a four-year career and his 1,037 rebounds (11.0 per contest) rank second in school history. His finest year statistically came in 1967-68 when he averaged a program record 24.6 points and added 14.3 rebounds per contest. Broda was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player four times, captained the squad as a senior, and was inducted into the Lake Forest College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.
Fred Broda '68 Hall of Fame Bio | Forester Men's Basketball History
Until sports resume at Lake Forest College, the Athletic Department is utilizing its archives to continue the weekly recognition of high-level performances by Foresters. The department has selected a Forester Athlete of the Week since 1996, so these individuals will have earned this recognition by their performance at least 25 years ago.
A note of gratitude goes out to Mike Dau '58, whose tireless efforts as the department's historian has made the Forester Athlete of the Week research possible.
