Ralph O'Brien
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Henshaw, Kentucky | April 8, 1928
Died | August 22, 2018 Clearwater Beach, Florida | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | Butler (1946–1950) |
NBA draft | 1950: 6th round, 68th overall pick |
Selected by the Indianapolis Olympians | |
Playing career | 1951–1953 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 6, 20 |
Career history | |
1950-1951 | Grand Rapids Hornets |
1951 | Waterloo Hawks |
1951–1952 | Indianapolis Olympians |
1952–1953 | Baltimore Bullets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 848 (7.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 192 (1.6 rpg) |
Assists | 180 (1.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Ralph E. "Buckshot" O'Brien (April 8, 1928 – August 22, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.
A 5'9" point guard from Butler University, O'Brien played two seasons (1951–1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his NBA career.[1]
O'Brien was the last Butler product to appear in an NBA game for more than a half-century, before the 2010 arrival of Gordon Hayward.
See also
References
- ^ "Ralph O'Brien". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2018 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from Indianapolis
- Basketball players from Kentucky
- Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Indianapolis Olympians draft picks
- Indianapolis Olympians players
- People from Union County, Kentucky
- Point guards
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs