Vern Corbin

Lavern Corbin was an American basketball player who was an NCAA [Men's Basketball All-Americans|NCAA All-American] as a senior at California [Golden Bears men's basketball|Cal] in 1929. A center, Corbin played three seasons of college basketball between 1926–27 and 1928–29. Cal won conference titles every one of those years, and he twice led the league in scoring. He was an List of [All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pacific Coast Conference] selection in 1929. In high school, Corbin was a heralded player at Piedmont [High School (California)|Piedmont High School] in Piedmont, California.
Corbin died of cancer on June 10, 1965, in Los Angeles.