Bob Cluggish Explained

Bob Cluggish
Number:3
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Weight Lb:235
Birth Date:18 September 1917
Birth Place:Marion, Kentucky
Death Place:Maitland, Florida
Nationality:American
High School:Corbin (Corbin, Kentucky)
College:Kentucky (1938–1940)
Years1:1946–1947
Team1:New York Knicks
Bbr:cluggbo01

Robert Marion Cluggish (September 18, 1917 – September 5, 2008) was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky and for the New York Knicks in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for 54 games during the 1946–47 season. He worked at Howard High School in Orlando where the gym was named after him when he retired.[1]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played
 FG% Field-goal percentage
 FT% Free-throw percentage
 APG Assists per game
 PPG Points per game

Regular season

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1946–47New York54 .261 .571 .4 4.4
Career54 .261 .571 .4 4.4

Playoffs

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1946–47New York5 .148 .000 .0 1.6
Career5 .148 .000 .0 1.6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida Memory • Robert Cluggish Memorial Gymnasium at the Howard Jr. High School in Orlando.. September 4, 2023.