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Born | January 2, 1920 |
Died | June 8, 1976 | (aged 56)
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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College | Santa Clara University |
Pro career | 1946–1950 |
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Points | 2,936 |
Assists | 440 |
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Robert Joseph (Bob) Feerick (January 2, 1920 – June 8, 1976) was an American professional basketball player, coach and general manager. He was born in San Francisco, California.
A 6-3 guard from Santa Clara University, Feerick played for the Washington Capitols from 1946 to 1950, the NBA's first four seasons of existence (the league was known as the Basketball Association of America during the first three).[1] Playing under coach Red Auerbach, he was named to the All NBA First Team during 1947 and 1948 after averaging 16.8 (second behind Joe Fulks's 23.1) and 16.1 points per game respectively. In 1949, the league's first season as the newly formed NBA, the Capitols named Feerick player-coach. In 221 games, he scored 2936 points for an average of 13.3 per game.[2]
After his short pro career, Feerick returned Santa Clara to head-coach its basketball team from 1950 to 1962.[3] In addition to coaching the Capitols while still an active player, Feerick also was Wilt Chamberlain's coach with the San Francisco Warriors during the 1962-63 season.[4] The franchise had just relocated from Philadelphia and hired Feerick, the native San Franciscan, to replace Frank McGuire, who resigned rather than make the move with the team. The Warriors finished 31-49 in their first year in San Francisco after losing to the Boston Celtics in each of the previous three Eastern Division finals. The following season, Alex Hannum replaced Feerick as coach. Ferrick later served the Warriors as General Manager and as Director of Player Personal.
He was nominated into NBA 25th Anniversary Team on 1971.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Bob Feerick Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databasebasketball.com. http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FEERIBO01. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Robert Joseph (Bob) Feerick Info Page". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=bob_feerick. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Santa Clara Magazine - A century of Bronco basketball". Santa Clara Magazine. http://www.scu.edu/scm/summer2007/feature1.cfm. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/feeribo01c.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "All-Time Teams". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. http://www.apbr.org/oldtimrs.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
External links
- Feerick's pro statistics (as a player)
- Feerick's pro statistics (as a coach)
- Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball history
Preceded by Red Auerbach |
Washington Capitols head coach 1949–1950 |
Succeeded by Bones McKinney |
Preceded by Frank McGuire |
San Francisco Warriors head coach 1962–1963 |
Succeeded by Alex Hannum |
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