Guy Sparrow (basketball)

Guy Sparrow
Personal information
Born (1932-11-02) November 2, 1932
Pontiac, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school Pontiac (Pontiac, Michigan)
College Detroit (1952–1955)
NBA draft 1955 / Round: 3 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career 1957–1961
Position Forward
Number 5, 16
Career history
19571959 New York Knicks
1959–1960 Philadelphia Warriors
1960 Scranton Miners (EPBL)
1960–1961 Baltimore Bullets (EPBL)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MVC (1954, 1955)
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,167 (7.8 ppg)
Rebounds 728 (4.9 rpg)
Assists 142 (0.9 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Guy Paul Joseph Sparrow (born November 2, 1932), nicknamed "The Bird", is a former American National Basketball Association player. He was drafted in 1955 with the fifth pick in the third round by the New York Knicks. In his first season with the Knicks, Guy averaged 11.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. During his second NBA season, Guy was traded to the Philadelphia Warriors for Jack George. In his second season, Guy averaged 5.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. In Guy's final NBA season, he averaged 2.7 points per game and 2.1 rebounds a game for the Warriors.[1]

Early life

Due to a rheumatic ailment at around age 13, Sparrow's legs were disabled. His parents had to carry him to and from school. He walked on braces when he entered Pontiac High School in Pontiac, Michigan. He was able to recover and play for the basketball team. He later played on the basketball team of the University of Detroit.[2]

References

  1. "Guy Sparrow NBA statistics".
  2. "Rugged Detroit Cage Star Spent Boyhood As Cripple." Associated Press at the Ocala Star-Banner. Tuesday March 1, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved from Google News (7 of 10) on March 2, 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, November 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.