Ed Macauley
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Louis University HS (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| College | Saint Louis (1945–1949) |
| BAA draft | 1949: territorial pick |
| Drafted by | St. Louis Bombers |
| Playing career | 1949–1959 |
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Center / power forward |
| Number | 50, 22, 20 |
| Coaching career | 1958–1960 |
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As player:
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| Points | 11,234 (17.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,324 (7.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,079 (3.2 apg) |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Charles Edward Macauley (March 22, 1928 – November 8, 2011) was a professional basketball player and coach. His playing nickname was "Easy Ed".[1] Macauley played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1959 for the St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and St. Louis Hawks. During his career, Macauley earned seven All-Star selections and won a championship with the Hawks in 1958. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.
Early life
Macauley attended St. Louis University High School, where he excelled in basketball.[2]
College career
Macauley attended Saint Louis University, where his team won the NIT championship in 1948. Macauley was named the "AP Player of the Year" in 1949.[2] Macauley acquired his nickname of "Easy Ed" during a pre-game warmup in his sophomore year, when fans shouted "Take it easy, Ed" because he (the captain of the team) did not realize that the national anthem was being played when he left the locker room and ran out onto the court.[3]
Professional career
Macauley played professional basketball for the St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and St. Louis Hawks.
St. Louis Bombers (1949–1950)
The Bombers selected Macauley with the fifth overall pick in the 1949 BAA Draft.[4]
Boston Celtics (1950–1956)
After playing one season with the Bombers, Macauley was chosen by the Celtics in a 1950 dispersal draft. He played for the Celtics in the NBA from the 1950–51 season through the 1955–56 season.[5] Macauley was named MVP of the first NBA All-Star Game[5] (he played in the first seven) and he was named to the NBA's All-NBA First Team in three consecutive seasons. He was named to the All-NBA second team for the only time in the 1953–54 season while also leading in field goal percentage.
St. Louis Hawks (1956–1959)
Macauley was traded from the Boston Celtics to the St. Louis Hawks on the day of the 1956 NBA draft (April 29, 1956). He and Cliff Hagan were sent to the Hawks for Bill Russell,[5] who was drafted as the second overall pick in the draft that day. For his part, Macauley convinced reluctant Celtics owner Walter A. Brown to trade him to St. Louis, as Macauley's son had been diagnosed with spinal meningitis and was in St. Louis receiving care.[6] All three players would eventually make the Hall of Fame, although Russell is considered one of the greatest players in league history.
Macauley made the NBA Finals in 1957, averaging 14.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in the seven-game series. The Hawks were defeated by the Celtics (who were making their first Finals appearance in team history) in seven games.[7] In the 1958 NBA Finals, the Hawks faced the Boston Celtics. The Hawks had four future Hall of Famers, while the Celtics had eight. Macauley averaged 5.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in the series, which the Hawks won in six games.[8]
Macauley was named player-coach of the Hawks for the 1958–59 season, and he played in 14 regular-season games before retiring as a player. After leading the Hawks to the 1960 NBA Finals (which they lost in seven games to the Celtics), Macauley retired from coaching. In the two years Macauley coached the Hawks, he led them to an 89–48 record and a 9–11 playoff record.
Broadcasting career
After retiring from basketball, Macauley became a sportscaster at KTVI, a St. Louis television station.[9]
Post-playing career
In 1989, Macauley was ordained a deacon of the Catholic Church.[10] With Father Francis Friedl, he co-authored the book Homilies Alive: Creating Homilies That Hit Home.[11]
Basketball legacy
Macauley scored 11,234 points in ten NBA seasons and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960. At age 32, he still holds the record for being the youngest male player to be admitted.[12] His uniform number 22 was retired by the Celtics on October 16, 1963, the same date when the Celtics retired the number of his teammate, Bob Cousy. Macauley was also awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.[5][13] As of 2019, Macauley was one of only two Celtics to have his number retired without having won a championship with the team; the other was Reggie Lewis.[14]
Personal life
Macauley and his wife, Jackie, had seven children and 17 grandchildren. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[10] Macauley died on November 8, 2011, at his home in St. Louis at the age of 83.[3]
NBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–50 | St. Louis | 67 | – | .398 | .718 | – | 3.0 | 16.1 |
| 1950–51 | Boston | 68 | – | .466 | .759 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 20.4 |
| 1951–52 | Boston | 66 | 39.9 | .432 | .799 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 19.2 |
| 1952–53 | Boston | 69 | 42.1 | .452* | .750 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 20.3 |
| 1953–54 | Boston | 71 | 39.3 | .486* | .758 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 18.9 |
| 1954–55 | Boston | 71 | 38.1 | .424 | .792 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 17.6 |
| 1955–56 | Boston | 71 | 33.2 | .422 | .794 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 17.5 |
| 1956–57 | St. Louis | 72 | 35.9 | .419 | .749 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 16.5 |
| 1957–58† | St. Louis | 72 | 26.5 | .428 | .724 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 14.2 |
| 1958–59 | St. Louis | 14 | 14.0 | .293 | .600 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| Career | 641 | 35.7 | .436 | .761 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 17.5 | |
| All-Star | 7 | 22.0 | .387 | .854 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 11.9 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Boston | 2 | – | .472 | .625 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 20.4 |
| 1952 | Boston | 3 | 43.0 | .551 | .842 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 23.3 |
| 1953 | Boston | 6 | 46.3 | .437 | .722 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 16.8 |
| 1954 | Boston | 5 | 25.4 | .364 | .692 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| 1955 | Boston | 7 | 40.4 | .462 | .759 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 18.1 |
| 1956 | Boston | 3 | 24.3 | .400 | .636 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| 1957 | St. Louis | 10 | 29.7 | .404 | .730 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 14.2 |
| 1958† | St. Louis | 11 | 20.6 | .404 | .720 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| Career | 47 | 31.4 | .437 | .729 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 13.8 | |
Head coaching record
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 1958–59 | 62 | 43 | 19 | .694 | 1st in Western | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost Western Division finals 2–4 |
| St. Louis | 1959–60 | 75 | 46 | 29 | .613 | 1st in Western | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | Lost NBA Finals 3–4 |
| Career | 137 | 89 | 48 | .650 | 20 | 9 | 11 | .450 | |||
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Basketball Hall of Famer 'Easy Ed' Macauley dies at 83", USA Today, November 9, 2011
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Ed Macauley Interview". Celtic-Nation.org. October 27, 2018. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Timmermann, Tom (November 9, 2011), "SLU great 'Easy Ed' Macauley dies", St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ed Macauley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hall of Famer, former Celtic Macauley dies at 83". ESPN.com. November 9, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Milligan, Rashad (May 17, 2020). "Looking back: The time Bill Russell never played for the Hawks because of racism". Peachtreehoops.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1957 NBA Finals - Hawks vs. Celtics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1958 NBA Finals - Hawks vs. Celtics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Easy Ed' Macauley dead at 83". Alton Telegraph. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deacon, Hall of Famer 'Easy Ed' Macauley dies". www.ncronline.org.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Macauley, Ed; Francis P. Friedl (1994). Homilies alive: creating homilies that hit home. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications. ISBN 0-89622-574-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Martin, Douglas (November 9, 2011), "Ed Macauley, Basketball Hall of Famer, Dies at 83", The New York Times
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."St. Louis Walk of Fame Inductees". St. Louis Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tommy McArdle (February 21, 2019). "Every retired number for the Celtics and who wore it". Boston.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
External links
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- Basketball Hall of Fame profile
- BasketballReference.com: Ed Macauley (as coach)
- BasketballReference.com: Ed Macauley (as player)
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