Ronnie Shavlik
Personal information | |
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Born | Denver, Colorado | December 4, 1933
Died | June 27, 1983 Raleigh, North Carolina | (aged 49)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | East (Denver, Colorado) |
College | NC State (1953–1956) |
NBA draft | 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1956–1958 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 14, 16 |
Career history | |
1956–1958 | New York Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ronald Dean Shavlik (December 4, 1933 – June 27, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. He was an All-American center for the NC State Wolfpack in the 1950s. He later played briefly for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Shavlik established a janitorial service, Carolina Maintenance Co., as a college student in 1956.[1][2] After his playing career, he focused on growing the business.[2] Shavlik died of cancer at the age of 49.[1]
His grandson, Shavlik Randolph, played college basketball for Duke University and has played professionally in the NBA. On November 4, 2018, Shavlik was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame.
See also[]
- List of second-generation National Basketball Association players
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders
References[]
- ^ a b "Services will be held Wednesday for former North Carolina..." UPI. June 28, 1983. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Nilsen, Kim (November 25, 2002). "Despite deep roots, CMC goes under". Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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Categories:
- 1933 births
- 1983 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Denver
- Centers (basketball)
- NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs