Personal information | |
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Born | (1920-11-18)November 18, 1920 Queens, New York |
Died | March 13, 1968(1968-03-13) (aged 47) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Newtown (Queens, New York) |
College | Fordham (1940–1942) |
Playing career | 1946–1947 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 10, 16 |
Career history | |
1946–1947 | Toronto Huskies |
1947 | Providence Steamrollers |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Richard Fitzgerald (November 18, 1920 – April 13, 1968) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'2" forward from Fordham University, Fitzgerald played parts of two seasons (1946–47; 1947–48) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Toronto Huskies and Providence Steamrollers. He averaged 4.5 points in 61 games. He also served as interim player-coach of the Huskies for three games in his first season, after the team's previous player-coach, Ed Sadowski, expressed dissatisfaction with his role on the team. Fitzgerald posted a 2–1 record. After the Huskies dispersed at the end of the 1946–47 season, Fitzgerald was selected by the Providence Steamrollers in the dispersal draft, but only played one game with the team.
Fitzgerald's brother, Bob, also played in the BAA, and the two were teammates on the Huskies, before Bob was traded to the New York Knicks midseason.
BAA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1946–47 | Toronto | 60 | .238 | .683 | .7 | 4.6 |
1947–48 | Providence | 1 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 61 | .237 | .683 | .7 | 4.5 |
Head coaching record
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Toronto | 1946–47 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | (interim) | — | — | — | — | — |
Source
References
- John Bonifacio. "Spotlight on Sports". Schenectady Gazette. February 16, 1946. Retrieved on May 27, 2010.
- ^ "Dick Fitzgerald Stats". Basketball Reference. Accessed on July 2, 2017.
- ^ Charley Rosen. The Tip-Off: The Incredible Story of the Birth of the NBA. McGraw-Hill, 2009. 121.
- ^ "Dick Fitzgerald coaching statistics". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
Toronto Huskies head coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |
- 1920 births
- 1968 deaths
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American men's basketball players
- Fordham Rams men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Basketball player-coaches
- Providence Steamrollers players
- Basketball players from Queens, New York
- Toronto Huskies coaches
- Toronto Huskies players
- 20th-century American sportsmen