Dick Holub

Dick Holub

No. 11
Center
Personal information
Date of birth	October 29, 1921 (1921-10-29) (age 90)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	Long Island
NBA Draft	1947 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1947–1952
Career history
1947–1948	New York Knicks
1949–1950	Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1950–1951	Bridgeport Roesslers (ABL)
1951–1952	Middletown Guards (ABL)
Career BAA statistics
Points	504 (10.5 ppg)
Rebounds	37 (0.9 apg)
Games played	48
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard W. Holub (October 29, 1921–July 27, 2009) was an American basketball player and coach.

A 6'7" center, Holub played college basketball at Long Island University, and was a member of an NIT championship team in 1941. His college career was interrupted by a stint with the Air Force during World War II, but he returned to school in 1946, and led his team in scoring over the 1946-47 season.^[1]

Holub played one season of professional basketball with the New York Knicks, then embarked upon a seventeen-year coaching career at Farleigh Dickinson University. During his tenure as coach, he achieved a 233-167 record. He also taught English at Farleigh Dickinson. In 1981, he became an academic adviser for the University of Connecticut's athletic department.^[1]

Holub died on July 27, 2009, in Sun City West, Arizona.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Former LIU star Holub dies at 87. ESPN. August 7, 2009. Retrieved on August 10, 2009.

External links

• Dick Holub at Basketball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Holub, Dick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 29, 1921
Place of birth
Date of death	2009
Place of death