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Richard Eugene Garmaker (October 29, 1932 – June 13, 2020) was an American basketball player who played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1961.[1]

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Dick Garmaker

Personal information
Born	(1932-10-29)October 29, 1932 Hibbing, Minnesota
Died	June 13, 2020(2020-06-13) (aged 87)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Hibbing (Hibbing, Minnesota)
College	Hibbing CC (1950–1952) Minnesota (1953–1955)
NBA draft	1955 / Pick: Territorial
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career	1955–1961
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Number	16, 18, 17
Career history
1955–1960	Minneapolis Lakers
1960–1961	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
4× NBA All-Star (1957–1960) All-NBA Second Team (1957) Consensus first-team All-American (1955) No. 53 retired by Minnesota Golden Gophers
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,597 (13.3 ppg)
Rebounds	1,748 (4.2 rpg)
Assists	1,114 (2.6 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Garmaker was a 6'3" guard/forward from the University of Minnesota. He was a 1955 consensus All-American for the Golden Gophers, along with Sihugo Green (Duquesne), Tom Gola (LaSalle), Bill Russell (San Francisco) and Dick Ricketts (Duquesne).

Professional career

He was drafted by the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers twice (in 1954 and again in 1955) and joined the team for the 1955–56 NBA season. In his four-and-a-half seasons with the Lakers, Garmaker appeared as an NBA All-Star four times. He had his finest season in 1956–57, in which he ranked tenth in the league in points per game (16.3) and earned a spot on the All-NBA second team. In 1960, he was traded to the New York Knicks for Ray Felix and a draft pick, and he retired with the Knicks in 1961, having scored 5,597 career points.

Death

Dick Garmaker died at age 87 on June 13, 2020.[1]

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1955–56	Minneapolis	68	12.8	.370	.806	1.9	1.5	5.7
1956–57	Minneapolis	72	33.4	.400	.839	4.7	2.6	16.3
1957–58	Minneapolis	68	32.6	.395	.764	5.4	2.7	16.1
1958–59	Minneapolis	72	34.6	.395	.772	4.5	2.9	13.7
1959–60	Minneapolis	44	27.0	.377	.718	4.3	3.0	11.7
1959–60	New York	26	28.7	.431	.860	4.8	2.8	12.9
1960–61	New York	71	31.5	.440	.768	3.9	3.1	15.6
Career		421	28.9	.403	.787	4.2	2.6	13.3
All-Star		4	18.3	.361	.833	4.8	1.5	7.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1956	Minneapolis	3	14.0	.368	.941	2.7	3.7	10.0
1957	Minneapolis	5	37.4	.275	.844	7.0	3.4	13.0
1959	Minneapolis	13	33.8	.424	.778	4.2	3.0	14.5
Career		21	31.8	.379	.821	4.7	3.2	13.5

References

External links

• Career stats @basketball-reference.com

На других языках

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- [en] Dick Garmaker

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[es] Dick Garmaker

Richard Eugene «Dick» Garmaker (Hibbing, Minnesota, 29 de octubre de 1932 - 13 de junio de 2020)[1] fue un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que disputó seis temporadas en la NBA, jugando en cuatro de ellas el All-Star Game. Con 1,90 metros de estatura, jugaba en la posición de base.

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[ru] Гармейкер, Дик

Ричард Юджин «Дик» Гармейкер (англ. Richard Eugene "Dick" Garmaker; 29 октября 1932, Хиббинг, штат Миннесота — 13 июня 2020[2]) — американский профессиональный баскетболист.

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