Duquesne Mourns Loss of 1955 NIT Champion, Hall of Fame Basketball Player James Fallon

Duquesne mourns loss of 1955 NIT champion, Hall of Fame basketball player James Fallon

𝐼𝒩 𝑀𝐸𝑀𝒪𝑅𝐼𝒜𝑀: James Fallon (1931-2025)Member of 1955 NIT Championship team at Duquesne passes at 94.📜: https://t.co/iSC42q5TJK#GoDukes...

Duquesne Mourns the Loss of James Fallon ('55) - Duquesne University Athletics

Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University Department of Athletics mourns the loss of James Fallon ('55), a three-year letterwinner for the men's basketball team who passed away June 24, 2025, at the age of 94. Known as the "Try Guy," Fallon was a key member of the 1955 Dukes, which finished with an overall record of 22-4 (.846) and won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) with a 70-58 win over No. 9 Dayton in New York, N.Y., at Madison Squar…