Dick Surhoff | |
Birth Date: | 16 November 1929 |
Birth Place: | Union City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 210 |
High School: | Grover Cleveland (Queens, New York) |
College: | John Marshall College (1948–1950) LIU Brooklyn (1951–1952) |
Draft Year: | 1952 |
Draft Round: | 8 |
Draft Pick: | 75 |
Draft Team: | New York Knicks |
Career Position: | Small forward / power forward |
Career Number: | 14, 17, 6 |
Years1: | 1952–1953 |
Team1: | New York Knicks |
Years2: | 1953–1954 |
Team2: | Milwaukee Hawks |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 178 (3.1 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 94 (1.6 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 32 (0.6 apg) |
Stats League: | NBA |
Bbr: | surhodi01 |
Richard Clifford Surhoff Jr. (November 16, 1929 – May 1, 1987) was an American professional basketball player. Surhoff was selected in the 1952 NBA draft by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at Long Island and John Marshall College. He played for two seasons, one for the Knicks and the other for the Milwaukee Hawks. He would become an avid softball player in Long Island and would work for the town of Rye, New York, in their recreation department.[1] He died due to a short illness in 1987.
Dick Surhoff was the father of professional baseball players Rick and B. J. Surhoff. He was also the grandfather of Brian and Colin Moran.[2]
Source[3]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952–53 | New York | 26 | 7.2 | .213 | .633 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.7 | |
1953–54 | Milwaukee | 32 | 11.2 | .333 | .758 | 2.2 | .7 | 4.2 | |
Career | 58 | 9.4 | .295 | .717 | 1.6 | .6 | 3.1 |