Dick Davies
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Guard | January 21, 1936||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1960–? | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | ||||||||||||||
Medals
|
Richard Allan Davies (January 21, 1936 – February 25, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He is also the youngest brother of Bob Davies, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.[2][3]
Davies was born and raised in
Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and weighing 176 pounds (80 kg), Davies played the
The following season, Boston Celtics' head coach Red Auerbach invited him to play in their summer camp, followed by an offer to play in the preseason for a chance to make the roster.[2] Davies declined in order to maintain his amateur status and played for the Wingfoots while working for company as well.[2] He eventually became a vice-president for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.[2]
Dick Davies holds the rare distinction having played for four coaches who are now in the
On February 25, 2012 Davies died from a heart attack.[6] He was 76. At the time of his death Davies resided in Loudon, east of Knoxville, Tennessee.[6]
Dick Davies was the father of Bob (Bobby) Davies, who briefly played basketball for Vanderbilt,[7] and the uncle of actor Eddie Frierson.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Dick Davies – Olympics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ MSN.com. August 8, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Richard "Dick" A. Davies". Lost Lettermen LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "1960 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Richard "Dick" Davies". Obituary. KnoxNews.com. February 27, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- ^ "1984-85 Vanderbilt Commodores Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.