Ed Ratleff

Ed Ratleff

No. 42
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born	March 29, 1950 (1950-03-29) Bellefontaine, Ohio
Nationality	American
High school	East (Columbus, Ohio)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Long Beach State
NBA Draft	1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career	1973–1978
Career history
1973–1978	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
2× Big West Conference Player of the Year (1972–1973) 2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1972–1973)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,813 (8.3 ppg)
Rebounds	1,363 (4.0 rpg)
Assists	896 (2.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's Basketball Silver 1972 Munich United States

William Edward "Easy Ed" Ratleff (born March 29, 1950 in Bellefontaine, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player. He attended Columbus East high school where he led the basketball team to the Ohio State Championship in 1968 and was joined by Dwight "Bo" Lamar (Southwestern Louisiana) to claim the 1969 title.

A 6'6" guard/forward from California State University, Long Beach, Ratleff played for the United States national basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where the United States lost a controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union. Ratleff and his teammates earned silver medals, which they refused to accept. Throughout the Olympic tournament, Ratleff averaged 6.4 points per game.

From 1973 to 1978, Ratleff played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Houston Rockets. He averaged 8.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in his NBA career.