Dan Swartz
Appearance
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Born | Owingsville, Kentucky | December 23, 1934||||||||||||||
Died | April 3, 1997 | (aged 62)||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Owingsville (Owingsville, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||||
College |
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NBA draft | 1956: 4th round, 29th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1959–1963 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1959–1960 | Wichita Vickers | ||||||||||||||
1961 | Cleveland Pipers | ||||||||||||||
1961–1962 | Philadelphia Tapers | ||||||||||||||
1962 | Los Angeles Jets | ||||||||||||||
1962–1963 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 175 (4.5 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 88 (2.3 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 21 (0.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Daniel S. Swartz (December 23, 1934 or 1931 – April 3, 1997)[1] was an American basketball player born in Owingsville, Kentucky.
A 6'4" (1.93 m) forward from Morehead State University, Swartz played one season (1962-63) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 4.5 points per game and won an NBA Championship ring when the Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1963 NBA Finals.
References
- ^ Social Security Death Index[1] has 1931 birth year, basketball-reference.com has 1934 birth year.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 1997 deaths
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Kentucky
- Boston Celtics players
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
- Morehead State Eagles men's basketball players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs