Joe Smyth (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, New York | May 22, 1929
Died | June 10, 1999 | (aged 70)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Niagara (1948–1951) |
NBA draft | 1953 / Round: 9 / Pick: 77th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 17 |
Career history | |
1953–1954 | New York Knicks |
1954 | Baltimore Bullets |
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Joseph George Smyth (May 22, 1929 – June 10, 1999) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. He was drafted with the seventy-seventh overall pick in the ninth round of the 1953 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. He made his NBA debut on December 30, 1953 for the Knicks and played eight games with them. Joe finished the 1953-54 NBA season with the Baltimore Bullets averaging career totals of 3.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Joe Smyth NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 1999 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from New York City
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball players
- Small forwards