Ed Beach
Personal information | |
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Born | Elizabeth, New Jersey | January 25, 1929
Died | March 15, 1996 Morgantown, West Virginia | (aged 67)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Thomas Jefferson (Elizabeth, New Jersey) |
College | West Virginia (1946–1950) |
NBA draft | 1950 / Round: 5 / Pick: 59th overall |
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
Playing career | 1950–1951 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 12 |
Career history | |
1950 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1950–1951 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Edward Leon Beach Jr. (January 25, 1929 – March 15, 1996) was an American basketball player.
Beach played collegiately for the West Virginia University. He was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 5th round of the 1950 NBA draft. He played for the Lakers and Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1950–51) in the NBA for 12 games. His career in the NBA ended when he was drafted in the United States Army for the Korean War.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Ed Beach". Peach Basket Society. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- WVU Stats
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 1996 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- Forwards (basketball)
- Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- Sportspeople from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Thomas Jefferson High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Tri-Cities Blackhawks players
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players
- United States Army personnel of the Korean War
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs