- Joe Ruklick
Joseph "Joe" Ruklick (born
August 3 ,1938 inPrinceton, Illinois ) is a retiredNBA professional basketball player for thePhiladelphia Warriors . The 6ft 9in, 220 lb, center-forward is an alumnus of Princeton High School andNorthwestern University . [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ruklijo01.html Joe Ruklick] , Basketball-Reference.com. AccessedNovember 1 ,2007 .]He is known for giving the final assist to legendary Warriors teammate
Wilt Chamberlain in his100 point game , with a pass in the final minute of the game. [Berkow, Ira. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE1DD1731F931A35754C0A9649C8B63 "PRO BASKETBALL; A Footnote To History After 40 Years"] , "The New York Times ",July 2 ,2002 . AccessedNovember 1 ,2007 . "Ruklick's contribution to the record? He threw the pass to Chamberlain with 46 seconds left in the game for the basket that resulted in the 99th and 100th points."]References
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ruklijo01.html Joe Ruklick Statistics]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20020106/ai_n9611240 What's up with Joe Ruklick?]
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