Sigurður Helgason (basketball) explained

Sigurður Helgason
Position:Center
Height Cm:208
Birth Date:29 April 1940
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic
Years1:195?–1970
Team1:KFR
Years2:1970–1971
Team2:Valur

Sigurður Már Helgason (born 29 April 1940) is an Icelandic former basketball player and businessman. He played several seasons in the Icelandic Basketball Tournament and was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team.

Club career

Sigurður starred for Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (KFR) for more than a decade. On 17 March 1962, he scored 30 points in a victory against KR.[1] In the fall of 1965, he helped KR win the annual Reykjavík City Tournament, which at the time was the second most important basketball competition in the country.[2] In 1970, the club merged into Knattspyrnufélagið Valur and became its basketball department.[3] Sigurður continued to play for the team under the new name, but decided to retire at the end of the 1971 season, citing his age and negative writings in certain newspapers towards him and other players.[4]

National team career

Sigurður debuted with the Icelandic national basketball team in 1969.[5] In total, he played 5 games for the team.[6]

Personal life

Outside of basketball, Sigurður became a master in upholstery in 1966. In 1970 he designed the Fuzzy chair.[7] [8] [9]

Sigurður's son, Flosi Sigurðsson,[2] played college basketball for the University of Washington from 1981 to 1985.[10] A 212 cm center, he played 15 games for the Icelandic national team from 1983 to 1984.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: KFR vann KR í jöfnum leik . 24 November 2019 . . 21 March 1962 . 10 . Icelandic.
  2. Book: Skapti Hallgrímsson . Leikni framar líkamsburðum . 2001 . 9979-60-630-4 . 100, 181 . 1st.
  3. News: KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals . 24 November 2019 . . 26 September 1970 . 26 . Icelandic.
  4. News: „Risinn" hættir aö leika! . 24 November 2019 . . 12 January 1971 . 12 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Landsliðið með 2,09 metra risa í Evrópukeppnina . 24 November 2019 . . 16 April 1969 . 2 . Icelandic.
  6. Web site: A landslið . kki.is . . 24 November 2019.
  7. News: Fuzzy kollarnir sýndir og seldir í Magasin du Nord . 24 November 2019 . . 22 October 2009 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Fékk bestu jólagjöfina árið 1960 . 24 November 2019 . . 25 December 2016 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Eftirlíking af Fuzzy skýtur upp kollinum í Danmörku . 24 November 2019 . . 18 August 2012 . 74 . Icelandic.
  10. Web site: Flosi Sigurdsson College Stats . sports-reference.com . 24 November 2019.