Hauptfuhrer grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended William Penn Charter School.

He then enrolled at Louisville where he played center on the basketball team for two seasons; while attending he was in a Navy training program.

Hauptfuhrer transferred to Harvard for his final two years of college; while there, he played on the football, basketball, and track and field teams.

Instead of pursuing a professional basketball career, he decided to enroll at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and became a lawyer.

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