Richard Atha

Richard Atha

No. 17, 7
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	September 31, 1931 (1931-09-31) (age 80)
Place of birth	Otterbein, Indiana
Nationality	American
High school	Otterbein
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Indiana State
NBA Draft	1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 53rd overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1955–1958
Career history
1955–1956	New York Knicks
1957–1958	Detroit Pistons
Career statistics
Points	137
Rebounds	66
Assists	51
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Competitor for  United States Men's basketball Pan American Games Gold 1951 Buenos Aires Team competition

Richard E. "Dick" Atha (born September 21, 1931 in Otterbein, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player.

Basketball career

He played collegiately for the Indiana State University.

He was selected by the New York Knicks in the 1953 NBA Draft.

He played for the Knicks (1955–56) and Fort Wayne Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons) (1957–58) in the NBA for 43 games.

Later career

Richard Atha was the principal of Benton Central High School in Oxford, Indiana, in the 1970s and '80s, taking the athletic director post in the summer of 1986.

External links

• Richard Atha at Basketball-Reference.com
• Richard Atha Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame http://hoopshall.com/hall/a/dick-atha/

Persondata
Name	Atha, Dick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 21, 1931
Place of birth	Otterbein, Indiana
Date of death
Place of death