Dick Triptow
![]() Triptow from the 1962 Forester | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | November 3, 1922
Died | February 20, 2015 Lake Forest, Illinois | (aged 92)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lane Technical (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | DePaul (1940–1944) |
Playing career | 1944–1949 |
Position | Forward / Guard |
Number | 28, 5 |
Coaching career | 1959–1973 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1944–1947 | Chicago American Gears |
1947–1948 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
1948 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
1948–1949 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
1949 | Baltimore Bullets |
As coach: | |
1959–1973 | Lake Forest |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Richard Floyd Triptow Jr. (November 3, 1922 – February 20, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[1] At 6'0" and 170 pounds, he played as a guard and a forward.
Triptow attended Lane Tech High School and DePaul University, both in Chicago, Illinois. From 1944 to 1949, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago American Gears, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, and the Baltimore Bullets. Playing alongside George Mikan, Triptow won an NBL championship with the Gears in 1947. Triptow coached the Lake Forest College men's basketball team from 1959 to 1973.
In 1997, Triptow wrote a book about his experiences with the Chicago American Gears, called The Dynasty That Never Was (ISBN 0965928004).
BAA/NBA career statistics[]
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[]
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 55 | .278 | .723 | 1.7 | 6.1 |
1949–50 | Baltimore | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .5 |
Career | 59 | .275 | .727 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
- Association for Professional Basketball Research's NBL statistics - downloadable database
References[]
- ^ "Richard Triptow Obituary". Tribune Publishing Company. Chicago Tribune. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- 1922 births
- 2015 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball coaches from Illinois
- Chicago American Gears players
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Fort Wayne Pistons players
- Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons players
- Lake Forest Foresters men's basketball coaches
- Professional Basketball League of America players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks players
- Basketball players from Chicago
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs