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Edward Anthony Sadowski (July 11, 1917 September 18, 1990) was an American professional basketball player.

Ed Sadowski
Sadowski depicted on a Bowman trading card, 1948
Personal information
Born(1917-07-11)July 11, 1917
Akron, Ohio
DiedSeptember 18, 1990(1990-09-18) (aged 73)
Wall Township, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
CollegeSeton Hall (1936–1940)
Playing career1940–1950
PositionCenter
Number20, 7, 22, 14, 9, 17
Career history
As player:
1940–1941Detroit Eagles
1944–1946Fort Wayne Pistons
1946Toronto Huskies
1946–1947Cleveland Rebels
1947–1948Boston Celtics
1948–1949Philadelphia Warriors
1949–1950Baltimore Bullets
As coach:
1946Toronto Huskies
Career highlights and awards
  • All-BAA First Team (1948)
  • NBL champion (1945)
  • All-NBL First Team (1941)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life


Sadowski was born in Akron, Ohio.[1][2] He was part of a large family, with at least three brothers and three sisters.[3]


College athletics


He starred at Seton Hall University during the late 1930s and early 1940s. A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) center, he led Seton Hall to its only undefeated season[3] (1939–1940).


Career



Professional basketball


Sadowski later played professionally in the National Basketball League, the Basketball Association of America, and the National Basketball Association (which was formed after a merger between the first two leagues in this list).

As a member of the Boston Celtics in 1947–48, Sadowski ranked third in the BAA in points per game (19.4) and was named to the All-BAA first team, made him the first ever Boston Celtics player to be named to the All-BAA/NBA Team.


After basketball


Retiring from basketball in 1950, he worked in labor relations for the Cities Service Oil Company.[3]


Personal life and later years


Sadowski and his wife, Charlotte, had two sons, Edward and Bill.[3] Sadowski died of cancer at age 73 in his Wall Township, New Jersey home in 1990.[3]


BAA/NBA career statistics


Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season


Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Toronto 10.349.682.819.1
1946–47 Cleveland 43.375.664.916.0
1947–48 Boston 47.323.6971.619.4
1948–49 Philadelphia 60.405.6862.715.3
1949–50 Philadelphia 17.307.6932.38.6
1949–50 Baltimore 52.328.7451.914.0
Career 229.354.6971.815.6

Playoffs


Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947 Cleveland 3.393.7941.723.7
1948 Boston 3.345.6052.020.3
1949 Philadelphia 2.214.6151.510.0
Career 8.338.6821.819.0

References


  1. Delozier, Alan (2002). Seton Hall Pirates: a basketball history. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7385-1079-8.
  2. "Ed Sadowski". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  3. "Ed Sadowski, Basketball Star, 73", The New York Times, September 20, 1990




На других языках


- [en] Ed Sadowski (basketball)

[ru] Садовски, Эд

Эдвард Энтони «Эд» Садовски (англ. Edward Anthony "Ed" Sadowski; 11 июля 1917 года, Акрон, штат Огайо — 18 сентября 1990 года, тауншип Уолл, штат Нью-Джерси) — американский профессиональный баскетболист и тренер, который успел поиграть сразу в четырёх лигах (АБЛ, НБЛ, БАА и НБА). Двукратный чемпион АБЛ (1942, 1944), а также чемпион НБЛ (1945) и трёхкратный победитель Всемирного профессионального баскетбольного турнира (1941, 1945, 1946).



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