Pete McCaffrey explained

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
Highlights:
  • First-team All-MVC (1960)

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey. Akron Beacon Journal. Black Press. 2012-03-17. 2012-05-04.
  2. Web site: Pete McCaffrey – Olympics. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070829/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/pete-mccaffrey-1.html. dead. April 18, 2020. May 5, 2011.
  3. Web site: All-Time USA Men's Olympic Alphabetical Roster. USAbasketball.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. 2010. May 5, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309165505/http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/moly_alpha_roster.html. March 9, 2012.
  4. Web site: Billiken Hall of Fame Members . . May 5, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092444/http://www.slubillikens.com/boosters/stlo-boosters-hof-members.html . July 16, 2011 .
  5. Web site: Buchan Bakers in the Pros, U.S. Olympics, and Final Fours. BuchanBakers.com. 2011. May 5, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110916230818/http://www.buchanbakers.com/gpage2.html. September 16, 2011.
  6. Web site: Bradley . Robert. Amateur Athletic Union Basketball . 2011. The Association for Professional Basketball Research . APBR.org . May 5, 2011.

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