Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

No. 10, 33, 11, 6, 18, 4
Center/Forward
Personal information
Date of birth	March 15, 1925(1925-03-15)
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Date of death	April 15, 1989(1989-04-15) (aged 64)
High school	Flushing (New York)
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
Pro career	1946–1956
Career history
Boston Celtics (1946–1948) Baltimore Bullets (1948–1949, 1954) New York Knicks (1949–1954) Syracuse Nationals (1954–1955) Rochester Royals (1955–1956)
Career highlights and awards
BAA Champion (1948) NBA Champion (1955)
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points	5,859
Rebounds	2,294
Assists	940
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Cornelius "Connie" Leo Simmons (March 15, 1925 – April 15, 1989) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.

A 6'8" forward/center from Flushing High School in New York, Simmons played ten seasons (1946–56) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks, Syracuse Nationals and Rochester Royals. He averaged 9.8 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game in his career and was a member of two league championship teams: the 1948 Bullets and the 1955 Nationals. He was the second player to enter the NBA without having played in college, after Tony Kappen.^[1]

References

1. ^ "High School Players to enter NBA". http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0765788.html. Retrieved 2008-05-20. 

External links

• Career statistics

Persondata
Name	Simmons, Connie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 15, 1925
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Date of death	April 15, 1989
Place of death