American basketball player (1927–2024)
Bob Harrison Harrison from 1948 Michiganensian
Born (1927-08-12 ) August 12, 1927Toledo, Ohio , U.S.Died March 3, 2024(2024-03-03) (aged 96) Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) High school Woodward (Toledo, Ohio)College Michigan (1945–1949)NBA draft 1949 : – round, –Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers Playing career 1949–1958 Position Point guard / shooting guard Number 16, 7, 3 Coaching career 1958–1973 1949 –1953 Minneapolis Lakers 1953 –1956 Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks 1956 –1958 Syracuse Nationals 1958–1968 Kenyon 1968–1973 Harvard
Points 4,418 (7.2 ppg) Rebounds 1,358 (2.5 rpg) Assists 1,672 (2.7 apg)
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Robert William Harrison (August 12, 1927 – March 3, 2024) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'1" guard from the University of Michigan , Harrison played nine seasons (1949–1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers , Milwaukee Hawks , St. Louis Hawks , and Syracuse Nationals . He averaged 7.2 points per game in his professional career and appeared in the 1956 NBA All-Star Game . Harrison coached the Syracuse Centenials during the 1976–77 Eastern Basketball Association season.[1]
Harrison later coached basketball at Kenyon College and Harvard University .[2]
On February 3, 1941, as a 13-year-old 8th grader in Toledo, Ohio , Harrison scored all 139 points during his LaGrange School team's 139–8 win over Arch Street School.[3] [4] In the game, he made 69 field goals and one free throw .[3] [4]
After the death of Bud Grant in 2023 he became the oldest living NBA champion. Harrison died on March 3, 2024, at the age of 96.[5]
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References
^ Poliquin, Bud (December 4, 1976). "EBA Leaves Wild Days in Past" . The Post-Standard . Syracuse, New York. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2020 .
^ William E. Steidman Jr. (March 11, 1976). "The Bob Harrison Saga" . The Harvard Crimson . Harvard University . Retrieved June 12, 2019 .
^ a b "Scores Whole Game" . Daytona Beach Morning Journal . February 4, 1941. Retrieved August 17, 2010 .
^ a b "The Greatest Games Ever" . Dime Magazine . November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010 .
^ "Last night the world lost one of the great ones, Robert (Bob) Harrison passed at 8:10" . Mike Harrison on Facbook . March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
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