Pete McCaffrey | |
Career Position: | Forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lbs: | 216 |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1938 |
Birth Place: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Death Place: | Bellaire, Florida, U.S. |
High School: | Cascia Hall (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
College: | Saint Louis (1957–1960) |
Draft Year: | 1960 |
Team1: | Buchan Bakers |
Years1: | 1960–1961 |
Years2: | 1961–1964 |
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John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey (December 24, 1938 – March 4, 2012)[1] was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the fourth place squad at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.[2]
McCaffrey was born in Tucson, Arizona and played collegiately at Saint Louis.[2] [3] Later, in 1994, he was inducted into the school's hall of fame.[4]
Aside from playing for the national team, McCaffrey played in the Amateur Athletic Union, first for the Buchan Bakers and then for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.[5] He was named an AAU All-American three times (1962–1964) while playing for the Wingfoots.[6] He also played 16 times for the United States.