Pete Brennan
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | September 23, 1936
Died | June 8, 2012 Durham, North Carolina | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Augustine (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | North Carolina (1955–1958) |
NBA draft | 1958 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1958–1959 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 15, 16 |
Career history | |
1958–1959 | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Peter Joseph Brennan (September 23, 1936 – June 8, 2012) was an American basketball player.
Early life[]
Brennan was born in Brooklyn, New York. He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina, where he was chosen ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in the 1957–58 season.
Career[]
He was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (4th pick overall) of the 1958 NBA Draft. He played for the Knicks (1958–59) in the NBA for 16 games.
Honors[]
He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
Death[]
Brennan died of prostate cancer on June 8, 2012 in Durham, North Carolina.[1]
References[]
- ^ Pete Brennan, Tar Heel Legend, Dies At 75 Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2012 deaths
- Basketball players from New York City
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1957 NCAA University Division Final Four
- Deaths from prostate cancer
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- Deaths from cancer in North Carolina
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs