Pete McCaffrey
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John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey (December 24, 1938 – March 4, 2012)[1] was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the fourth place squad at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.[2]
McCaffrey was born in Tucson, Arizona and played collegiately at Saint Louis.[2][3] Later, in 1994, he was inducted into the school's hall of fame.[4]
Aside from playing for the national team, McCaffrey played in the Amateur Athletic Union, first for the Buchan Bakers and then for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.[5] He was named an AAU All-American three times (1962–1964) while playing for the Wingfoots.[6] He also played 16 times for the United States.
References
- ^ "John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey". Akron Beacon Journal. Black Press. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ^ a b "Pete McCaffrey – Olympics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "All-Time USA Men's Olympic Alphabetical Roster". USAbasketball.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Billiken Hall of Fame Members". Saint Louis University. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Buchan Bakers in the Pros, U.S. Olympics, and Final Fours". BuchanBakers.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Bradley, Robert (2011). "Amateur Athletic Union Basketball". APBR.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
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