Charles Pruitt (1992) - Hall of Fame - Central Michigan University Athletics

Charles Pruitt

Induction:
1992
Class:
1954

A superb two-sport star for the Chippewas in the mid-1950s ... was CMU MVP in 1953 and '54 ... his .727 slugging percentage in 1953 stood as a Central record for 25 years ... spent two seasons in the minors with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals ... was a two-year regular on the basketball team, earning all-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honorable mention honors in '54 ... earned his master's degree from Wayne State in 1963 after serving two years in the medical corps special services ... a product of Detroit Northwestern.