Acton started his collegiate career with Alma College. He was selected to the All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) first-team in 1963.[3] He broke the MIAA seasonal and single game scoring records during the 1963–64 season.[2] Acton was selected as the MIAA Player of the Year in 1964 and became the first player from Alma to win the award.[2]
Acton was dismissed from Alma College in 1964 because he missed too many chapel sessions.[1] Although Alma officials had expected him to return the following year,[1] Acton transferred to Hillsdale College where he broke the basketball program's single-season point marks.[4]
Acton was inducted into the Alma College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.[3]
Professional career
Acton began his professional career with the Holland Carvers of the North American Basketball League (NABL).[5] On November 5, 1967, he was traded to the Battle Creek Braves.[6]
On February 1, 1968, Acton was loaned to the San Diego Rockets of the National Basketball Association.[7] He had been the second-leading rebounder in the NABL with 14.3 rebounds per game at the time of his signing.[8] Acton recorded four points in his NBA debut in a loss to the San Francisco Warriors.[7] On February 16, he was sold to the Rockets.[9] Acton averaged 3.3 points and 2 rebounds per game in 23 appearances with the Rockets.[10] He was waived by the Rockets in August 1968.[10]
Acton's older brothers, John and Jack, played basketball for the Alma Scots during the late 1950s.[2] His younger brother, Sim, and a cousin, Bob, played on the Scots football team.[2]
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