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Ocie Richie
Personal information
Born(1921-11-16)November 16, 1921
Natchitoches, Louisiana
DiedFebruary 5, 2012(2012-02-05) (aged 90)
Jennings, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College
PositionForward
Career history
As player:
1947Rochester Royals
1947–1948Memphis Legionnaires
1947–1948Mobile Bears
1952–1953Cobb's Barbeque
1953–1954Flying Red Horses
As coach:
1947–1948Memphis Legionnaires
Career highlights and awards
  • Northwestern State Hall of Fame (1980)

Ocie Eldridge Richie (November 16, 1921 – February 5, 2012) is an American former professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League for one game during the 1946–47 season.[1][3] He also competed in the Southern Professional Basketball League for various teams, even serving as the player-coach for much of the Memphis Legionnaires' 1947–48 team.[4]

Richie played one year of basketball for the University of Arkansas, and two years in both basketball and track for Northwestern State University.[2] In 1980 he was inducted into Northwestern State's Hall of Fame.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ocie Richie NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Ocie Richie". Peach Basket Society. May 27, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ocie Richie Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "1947–48 Memphis Legionnaires / Mobile Gulls (SPBL)". Peach Basket Society. February 5, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ocie Richie (1980)". N-Club. Northwestern State University. Retrieved August 14, 2019.


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