Ed Ratleff

Ed Ratleff

William Edward Ratleff (born March 29, 1950 in Bellefontaine, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player.

A 6'6" guard/forward from California State University, Long Beach, Ratleff played for the United States national basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where the United States lost a controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union. Ratleff and his teammates earned silver medals, which they refused to accept. Throughout the Olympic tournament, Ratleff averaged 6.4 points per game. [ [http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_1972.html USA Basketball] .]

From 1973 to 1978, Ratleff played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Houston Rockets. He averaged 8.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in his NBA career. [basketball-reference]

Ratleff played high school basketball with Dwight "Bo" Lamar of Southwestern Louisiana at Columbus East.

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