Dick Triptow
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lane Technical (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | DePaul (1940–1944) |
| Playing career | 1944–1949 |
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Forward / guard |
| Number | 28, 5 |
| Coaching career | 1959–1973 |
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Richard Floyd Triptow Jr. (November 3, 1922 – February 20, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[1] At 6'0" and 170 pounds, he played as a guard and a forward.
Triptow attended Lane Tech High School and DePaul University, both in Chicago, Illinois. From 1944 to 1949, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago American Gears, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, and the Baltimore Bullets. Playing alongside George Mikan, Triptow won an NBL championship with the Gears in 1947. Triptow coached the Lake Forest College men's basketball team from 1959 to 1973.
In 1997, Triptow wrote a book about his experiences with the Chicago American Gears, called The Dynasty That Never Was (Template:ISBN).
BAA/NBA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 55 | .278 | .723 | 1.7 | 6.1 |
| 1949–50 | Baltimore | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .5 |
| Career | 59 | .275 | .727 | 1.6 | 5.7 | |
External links
- Career statistics from Basketball ReferenceTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Association for Professional Basketball Research's NBL statistics - downloadable database
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Richard Triptow Obituary". Tribune Publishing Company. Chicago Tribune. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
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