| Dick Fitzgerald | |
| Number: | 10, 16 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 175 |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Queens, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Newtown (Queens, New York) |
| College: | Fordham (1940–1942) |
| Career Start: | 1946 |
| Career End: | 1947 |
| Years1: | 1946–1947 |
| Team1: | Toronto Huskies |
| Years2: | 1947 |
| Team2: | Providence Steamrollers |
| Bbr: | fitzgdi01 |
Richard Fitzgerald (November 18, 1920 - April 13, 1968) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'2" forward from Fordham University,[1] Fitzgerald played parts of two seasons (1946–47; 1947–48) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Toronto Huskies and Providence Steamrollers. He averaged 4.5 points in 61 games.[2] He also served as interim player-coach of the Huskies for three games in his first season, after the team's previous player-coach, Ed Sadowski, expressed dissatisfaction with his role on the team.[3] Fitzgerald posted a 2–1 record.[4] After the Huskies dispersed at the end of the 1946–47 season, Fitzgerald was selected by the Providence Steamrollers in the dispersal draft, but only played one game with the team.
Fitzgerald's brother, Bob, also played in the BAA, and the two were teammates on the Huskies, before Bob was traded to the New York Knicks midseason.[3]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Toronto | 60 | .238 | .683 | .7 | 4.6 |
| 1947–48 | Providence | 1 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 61 | .237 | .683 | .7 | 4.5 | |
|- | style="text-align:left;"|Toronto| style="text-align:left;"|| 3||2||1|||| style="text-align:center;"|(interim)||—||—||—||—| style="text-align:center;"|—Source[4]