Paul Arizin Basketball player

Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed "Pitchin' Paul," was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. He retired with the third highest career point total (16,266) in NBA history, and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History upon its 50th anniversary in 1996. He was a high-scoring forward at Villanova University before being drafted by the Warriors of the fledgling NBA.

Personal facts

Paul Arizin
Birth dateApril 09, 1928
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Date of deathDecember 12, 2006
Place of death
Pennsylvania , Springfield Township Delaware County Pennsylvania
Height (meters)1.9304
Weight (Kilograms)86.184

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Basketball player

Career start1950
career end1965
college
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
draft team
Golden State Warriors
draft year1950
position
Basketball positions

Paul Arizin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://podcast.fivemag.de/GNexxt/Paul_Arizin_20_12.mp3
  2. http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-paul-arizin.html
  3. http://www.nba.com/history/players/arizin_bio.html