Hank O'Keeffe

Hank O'Keeffe
Personal information
Born	December 12, 1923; Malverne, New York, U.S.
Died	December 27, 2011 (aged 88); Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Malverne (Malverne, New York)
College	Canisius (1942–1943); RPI (1943–1945); Canisius (1946–1948);
NBA draft	1948: undrafted
Position	Forward
Career history
1948–1949	Syracuse Nationals
1949–1950	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1950–1951	Erie
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – SN (1945);

Henry J. O'Keeffe (December 12, 1923 – December 27, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.^[1] He played for the Syracuse Nationals in the National Basketball League and the Wilkes-Barre Barons in the American Basketball League.^[1]^[2]^[3]

O'Keeffe's college career was split between Canisius College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), with him serving in World War II during this time.^[2] In his post-basketball career, O'Keeffe began his own insurance agency in Buffalo, New York and then worked as a real estate agent in Sarasota, Florida.^[2] He retired in Savannah, Georgia.^[2] O'Keeffe was married twice and had six children.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hank O'Keeffe NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Hank O'Keeffe". Peach Basket Society. July 19, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ "Hank O'Keeffe Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

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[bbr-1] "Hank O'Keeffe NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

[peach-2] "Hank O'Keeffe". Peach Basket Society. July 19, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

[3] "Hank O'Keeffe Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

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