- Togo Palazzi
Togo Anthony Palazzi (born
August 8 ,1932 inUnion Hill, New Jersey ) is a retired Americanbasketball player.A 6'4" forward/guard, Palazzi played at the
College of the Holy Cross in the 1950s. He was captain of the Crusaders team that won the 1954 NIT Championship and was named MVP of the tournament. [Jon Goode. [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2005/05/10/no_stopping_togo/ No stopping Togo] . Boston.com.May 10 ,2005 . Retrieved onApril 2 ,2008 .]Palazzi was selected by the
Boston Celtics with the fifth pick of the1954 NBA Draft . He played six seasons in theNBA as a member of the Celtics andSyracuse Nationals and averaged 7.4points per game in his career. [basketball-reference. Retrieved onApril 2 ,2008 .]Palazzi is still active in basketball; running camps and guest speaking in Massachusetts. For the past eight years he has been involved in the Togo Palazzi/Sterling Recreation Basketball Camp in Sterling, Ma.
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