Dick Triptow
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Richard Floyd Triptow Jr. (November 3, 1922 – February 20, 2015) was an American professional
guard and a forward
.
Triptow attended
Baltimore Bullets. Playing alongside George Mikan, Triptow won an NBL championship with the Gears in 1947. Triptow coached the Lake Forest College
men's basketball team from 1959 to 1973.
In 1997, Triptow wrote a book about his experiences with the Chicago American Gears, called The Dynasty That Never Was (
ISBN 0965928004
).
BAA/NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Fort Wayne | 55 | .278 | .723 | 1.7 | 6.1 |
| 1949–50 | Baltimore | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .5 |
| Career | 59 | .275 | .727 | 1.6 | 5.7 | |
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Association for Professional Basketball Research's NBL statistics - downloadable database
References
- ^ "Richard Triptow Obituary". Tribune Publishing Company. Chicago Tribune. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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