Tom Gola

Tom Gola

Gola in 1953
Personal information
Born	(1933-01-13)January 13, 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 26, 2014(2014-01-26) (aged 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	La Salle College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	La Salle (1951–1955)
NBA draft	1955: territorial pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career	1955–1966
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	15, 6
Career history
As player:
1955–1956, 1957–1962	Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors
1962–1966	New York Knicks
As coach:
1968–1970	La Salle
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1956) 5× NBA All-Star (1960–1964) All-NBA Second Team (1958) NCAA champion (1954) NCAA Final Four MOP (1954) NIT champion (1952) Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1954) UPI Player of the Year (1955) 3× consensus first-team All-American (1953–1955) NIT Co-MVP (1952) No. 15 retired by La Salle Explorers
Career statistics
Points	7,871 (11.3 ppg)
Rebounds	5,417 (7.8 rpg)
Assists	2,962 (4.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Philadelphia City Controller
In office January 5, 1970 – January 7, 1974
Preceded by	Alexander Hemphill
Succeeded by	William Klenk
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 170th district
In office January 7, 1969 – January 5, 1970
Preceded by	District Created
Succeeded by	Alvin Katz
Personal details
Political party	Republican

Thomas Joseph Gola (January 13, 1933 – January 26, 2014) was an American basketball player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all time. Gola was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.