Ron Sobieszczyk
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1934 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | October 24, 2009 (aged 75) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Bonaventure (Sturtevant, Wisconsin) |
| College | DePaul (1953–1956) |
| NBA draft | 1956: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1956–1963 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1956–1959 | New York Knicks |
| 1959–1960 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1961–1963 | Chicago Majors |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,619 (8.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 791 (4.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 553 (1.8 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Ron Sobieszcyzk (September 21, 1934 – October 23, 2009[1]) was an American professional basketball player.
Also known as Ron Sobie,[2] Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University from 1953 to 1956. He scored 1,222 points in his college career and participated with the College All-Stars team that toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. After college, he played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers, scoring 1,691 points before suffering a knee injury. He then served brief stints with the Washington Generals exhibition team and the Chicago Majors of the ABL.
Sobieszczyk later owned Sobie's Bar and Grill in Cicero, Illinois.[3]
Sobieszczyk died on October 23, 2009 of a degenerative brain disease.[4]
References
- ^ DePaul Basketball Loses Hall of Famer Ron Sobie. October 24, 2009. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
- ^ "Yes and they count! Not exactly what we had in mind, burt here are Marv's Knicks faves anyway". New York Daily News. November 1, 1996. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
- ^ Joe Goddard. "What's up with Ron Sobieszczyk". Chicago Sun-Times. March 10, 2002. 83.
- ^ Kim Janssen (October 25, 2009), Ron Sobieszczyk, 1934-2009: Former DePaul basketball standout, played in NBA Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on October 25, 2009. Archived November 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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- American men's basketball players
- American people of Polish descent
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Chicago Majors players
- Deaths from neurodegenerative disease
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Fort Wayne Pistons draft picks
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- New York Knicks players
- People from Racine County, Wisconsin
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Washington Generals players