Bob Harrison (basketball)
Harrison from 1948 Michiganensian | |
Personal information | |
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Born |
Toledo, Ohio | August 12, 1927
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Woodward (Toledo, Ohio) |
College | Michigan (1945–1949) |
NBA draft | 1949 / Round: -- / Pick: -- |
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
Playing career | 1949–1958 |
Position | Guard |
Number | 16, 7, 3 |
Career history | |
1949–1953 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1953–1956 | Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks |
1956–1958 | Syracuse Nationals |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 4,418 (7.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,358 (2.5 rpg) |
Assists | 1,672 (2.7 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert William Harrison (born August 12, 1927) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'1" guard from the University of Michigan, Harrison played nine seasons (1949–1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, and Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.2 points per game in his professional career and appeared in the 1956 NBA All-Star Game.
Harrison later coached basketball at Kenyon College and Harvard University.[1]
On February 3, 1941, as a 13-year-old 8th grader in Toledo, Ohio, Harrison scored all 139 points during his LaGrange School team's 139–8 win over Arch Street School.[2][3] In the game, he made 69 field goals and one free throw.[2][3]
See also
- List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game
- University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
References
- ↑ William E. Steidman Jr. "The Bob Harrison Saga". The Harvard Crimson. March 11, 1976. Retrieved on October 4, 2008.
- 1 2 "Scores Whole Game". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. February 4, 1941. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- 1 2 "The Greatest Games Ever". Dime Magazine. November 13, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
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