Bob Harrison (basketball)

Bob Harrison
Harrison from 1948 Michiganensian
Personal information
Born(1927-08-12)August 12, 1927
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 2024(2024-03-03) (aged 96)
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolWoodward (Toledo, Ohio)
CollegeMichigan (1945–1949)
NBA draft1949: – round, –
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1949–1958
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number16, 7, 3
Coaching career1958–1973
Career history
As player:
19491953Minneapolis Lakers
19531956Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
19561958Syracuse Nationals
As coach:
1958–1968Kenyon
1968–1973Harvard
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points4,418 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,358 (2.5 rpg)
Assists1,672 (2.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

  1. ^ Poliquin, Bud (December 4, 1976). "EBA Leaves Wild Days in Past". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ William E. Steidman Jr. (March 11, 1976). "The Bob Harrison Saga". The Harvard Crimson. Harvard University. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Scores Whole Game". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. February 4, 1941. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "The Greatest Games Ever". Dime Magazine. November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "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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