TCU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
H.E. Kirchner was a dominating post presence for the TCU men's basketball team who capped his Horned Frog career with an All-America season in 1959. At 6-foot-10, Kirchner held the distinction of being the tallest player to don the Purple and White up until the mid-1970's. A two-year starter at center for TCU, Kirchner took his game to a new level in 1959 while leading the Frogs to a Southwest Conference championship and the program's third NCAA Tournament appearance. He recorded 18 double-doubles in 26 games that season and was named the SWC Most Valuable Player after pacing the conference in both scoring (19.6 points per game) and rebounding (13.4 rebounds per game). He led the team in field-goal percentage each of his three seasons in a TCU varsity uniform. Kirchner finished his career with 783 rebounds, which is still good for seventh on TCU's all-time rebounding list. Following his graduation from TCU, the Cincinnati Royals selected him with the 33rd overall pick of the 1959 NBA Draft. Kirchner passed away in 1993.
