- Dave Downey
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Dave Downey College Illinois Conference Big Ten Sport Basketball Position Forward Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg) Nationality American Born October 28, 1941 High school Canton Awards - Big Ten Medal of Honor (1963)
Honors - Illinois All-Century Team (2004)
David J. "Dave" Downey (born October 28, 1941) is a former collegiate basketball player for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team. He is most famous for setting the Illinois single-game scoring record with 53 points at Indiana on Feb. 16, 1963. Downey's 18.9 career scoring average ranks fourth in school history while his 11.0 career rebounding average ranks third with his 790 career rebounds ranking seventh on the career list. Downey earned the 1963 Big Ten Medal of Honor for excellence in both academics and athletics. He was drafted into the NBA in 1963 by the San Francisco Warriors; however, he never played a game in the league. Downey was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.
References
External links
- Further biography at The Downey Group, Inc.
- 1963 NBA Draft at basketball-reference.com
Categories:- 1941 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Forwards (basketball)
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- San Francisco Warriors draft picks
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