Hank O'Keeffe
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Malverne, New York, U.S. | December 12, 1923
Died | December 27, 2011 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 88)
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Malverne (Malverne, New York) |
College | |
NBA draft | 1948: undrafted |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1948–1949 | Syracuse Nationals |
1949–1950 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
1950–1951 | Erie |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Henry J. O'Keeffe (December 12, 1923 – December 27, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played for the Syracuse Nationals in the National Basketball League and the Wilkes-Barre Barons in the American Basketball League.[1][2][3]
O'Keeffe's college career was split between Canisius College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), with him serving in World War II during this time.[2] In his post-basketball career, O'Keeffe began his own insurance agency in Buffalo, New York and then worked as a real estate agent in Sarasota, Florida.[2] He retired in Savannah, Georgia.[2] O'Keeffe was married twice and had six children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hank O'Keeffe NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Hank O'Keeffe". Peach Basket Society. July 19, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Hank O'Keeffe Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2011 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Basketball players from Savannah, Georgia
- Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Malverne High School alumni
- People from Malverne, New York
- RPI Engineers men's basketball players
- Syracuse Nationals players
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs