Macauley spent his prep school days at St. Louis University High School, then went on to Saint Louis University, where his team won the NIT championship in 1948. He was named the AP Player of the Year in 1949. His nickname of "Easy Ed" came during a pre-game warmup, when fans shouted "Take it easy, Ed" because he (the captain of the team) did not realize he had ran down the court during the playing of the national anthem.
NBA career
Macauley played in the NBA with the St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and St. Louis Hawks. Macauley was named MVP of the first NBA All-Star Game (he played in the first seven) and he was named to the NBA's All-NBA First Team in three consecutive seasons. He was named to the All-NBA second team for the only time in the 1953–54 season while also leading in field goal percentage. However, it is a trade orchestrated by Celtics owner Walter A. Brown that Macauley is likely best known for, as he was traded from the Boston Celtics to the St. Louis Hawks on the day of the 1956 NBA draft (April 29, 1956). He and Cliff Hagan were sent to the Hawks for Bill Russell, who was drafted as the second overall pick in the draft that day (he later stated that if he was drafted by St. Louis, he wouldn't have been in the NBA as he called it an "overwhelmingly racist" city). For his part, Macauley convinced a reluctant Brown to trade him as it would do him a favor, as Macauley's son had been diagnosed with spinal meningitis and was in St. Louis receiving care at the time. [2] All three players would eventually make the Hall of Fame, although Russell is considered one of the greatest players in league history.
Macauley made the NBA Finals in 1957, averaging 14.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in the seven-game series, which saw the Hawks lose to the Celtics (making their first Finals appearance in team history) in seven games.[3] In the 1958 NBA Finals, the Hawks faced the Boston Celtics. The Hawks had four future Hall of Famers with Macauley while the Celtics had eight. In his final playoff series played, he averaged 5.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in the seven-game series, which the Hawks won in seven games.[4] He was named player-coach for the 1958-59 season, and he played in fourteen games (all regular season) before retiring as a player. After one more season as coach, he retired, having led them to the 1960 NBA Finals, which they lost in seven games to the Celtics. In the two years Macauley coached with the Hawks, he led them to an 89–48 record, with a 9–11 playoff record.
Legacy
Macauley scored 11,234 points in ten NBA seasons and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960. At age 32, he still holds the record for being the youngest male player to be admitted.[5] His uniform number 22 was retired by the Celtics in October 16, 1963, the same date when his teammate, Bob Cousy retired his number 14. He was also awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.[6][7] As of 2022, Macauley remains the only player to have his jersey retired by Boston that did not lead the team to an NBA title.
Personal life
After retiring, he became sports director of KTVI, then the ABC affiliate in his native St. Louis. In 1989, Macauley was ordained a deacon of the Catholic Church. With Father Francis Friedl, he co-authored the book Homilies Alive: Creating Homilies That Hit Home.[8]
Macauley died on November 8, 2011, at his home in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 83.[9]
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
†
Won an NBA championship
*
Led the league
Regular season
Year
Team
GP
MPG
FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
PPG
1949–50
St. Louis
67
–
.398
.718
–
3.0
16.1
1950–51
Boston
68
–
.466
.759
9.1
3.7
20.4
1951–52
Boston
66
39.9
.432
.799
8.0
3.5
19.2
1952–53
Boston
69
42.1
.452*
.750
9.1
4.1
20.3
1953–54
Boston
71
39.3
.486*
.758
8.0
3.8
18.9
1954–55
Boston
71
38.1
.424
.792
8.5
3.9
17.6
1955–56
Boston
71
33.2
.422
.794
5.9
3.0
17.5
1956–57
St. Louis
72
35.9
.419
.749
6.1
2.8
16.5
1957–58†
St. Louis
72
26.5
.428
.724
6.6
2.0
14.2
1958–59
St. Louis
14
14.0
.293
.600
2.9
0.9
4.6
Career
641
35.7
.436
.761
7.5
3.2
17.5
All-Star
7
22.0
.387
.854
4.6
2.6
11.9
Playoffs
Year
Team
GP
MPG
FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
PPG
1951
Boston
2
–
.472
.625
9.0
4.0
20.4
1952
Boston
3
43.0
.551
.842
11.0
3.7
23.3
1953
Boston
6
46.3
.437
.722
9.7
3.5
16.8
1954
Boston
5
25.4
.364
.692
4.2
4.2
5.0
1955
Boston
7
40.4
.462
.759
7.4
4.6
18.1
1956
Boston
3
24.3
.400
.636
5.0
1.7
10.3
1957
St. Louis
10
29.7
.404
.730
6.2
2.2
14.2
1958†
St. Louis
11
20.6
.404
.720
5.6
1.6
9.8
Career
47
31.4
.437
.729
6.8
2.9
13.8
References
"Basketball Hall of Famer 'Easy Ed' Macauley dies at 83", USA Today, November 9, 2011
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