Dick Surhoff Explained

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]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1952–53New York267.2.213.6331.0.31.7
1953–54Milwaukee3211.2.333.7582.2.74.2
Career589.4.295.7171.6.63.1

Playoffs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dick Surhoff . . 26 March 2019 . Peach Basket Society . Peach Basket Society . 31 July 2023. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731070104/http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2019/03/dick-surhoff.html . 31 July 2023.
  2. http://www.ontargetmediasolutions.com/ryerecord/Rye%20Record%20Website%2002.05.10/html%20pages/columnobituaries.htm Obituaries – Nancy J. Surhoff
  3. Web site: Dick Surhoff NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. 27 August 2023.