Dick Holub

Dick Holub
Personal information
Born (1921-10-29)October 29, 1921
Racine, Wisconsin
Died July 29, 2009(2009-07-29) (aged 87)
Sun City West, Arizona
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Flushing (Flushing, New York)
College LIU Brooklyn (1940–1942, 1946–1947)
NBA draft 1947 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career 1947–1952
Position Center
Number 11
Career history
1947–1948 New York Knicks
1949–1950 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1950–1951 Bridgeport Roesslers (ABL)
1951–1952 Middletown Guards (ABL)
Career BAA statistics
Points 504 (10.5 ppg)
Rebounds 37 (0.9 apg)
Games played 48
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard W. Holub (October 29, 1921 July 27, 2009) was an American basketball player and coach.

A 6'7" center born in Racine, Wisconsin,[1] Holub played college basketball at Long Island University, and was a member of an NIT championship team in 1941. His college career was interrupted by a stint with the Air Force during World War II, but he returned to school in 1946, and led his team in scoring over the 1946−47 season.[2]

Holub played one season of professional basketball with the New York Knicks, then embarked upon a seventeen-year coaching career at Farleigh Dickinson University. During his tenure as coach, he achieved a 233−167 record. He also taught English at Farleigh Dickinson. In 1981, he became an academic adviser for the University of Connecticut's athletic department.[2]

Holub died on July 27, 2009, in Sun City West, Arizona.[2]

References

  1. Former FDU Men's Basketball Coach Dick Holub Passes Away. Northeast Conference. August 6, 2009. Retrieved on December 18, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Former LIU star Holub dies at 87. ESPN. August 7, 2009. Retrieved on August 10, 2009.

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