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Ron Sobieszczyk (September 21, 1934 October 23, 2009[1]) was an American professional basketball player.

Ron Sobieszczyk
Personal information
Born(1934-08-21)August 21, 1934
Chicago, Illinois
DiedOctober 24, 2009(2009-10-24) (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Bonaventure
(Sturtevant, Wisconsin)
CollegeDePaul (1953–1956)
NBA draft1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career1956–1963
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Number17
Career history
1956–1959New York Knicks
1959–1960Minneapolis Lakers
1961–1963Chicago Majors
Career NBA statistics
Points1,619 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds791 (4.1 rpg)
Assists553 (1.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Also known as Ron Sobie,[2] Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University from 1953 to 1956. He scored 1,222 points in his college career and participated with the College All-Stars team that toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. After college, he played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers, scoring 1,691 points before suffering a knee injury. He then served brief stints with the Washington Generals exhibition team and the Chicago Majors of the ABL.

Sobieszczyk later owned Sobie's Bar and Grill in Cicero, Illinois.[3]

Sobieszczyk died on October 23, 2009 of a degenerative brain disease.[4]


References


  1. DePaul Basketball Loses Hall of Famer Ron Sobie Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine. October 24, 2009. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
  2. "Yes and they count! Not exactly what we had in mind, burt here are Marv's Knicks faves anyway[permanent dead link]". New York Daily News. November 1, 1996. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
  3. Joe Goddard. "What's up with Ron Sobieszczyk". Chicago Sun-Times. March 10, 2002. 83.
  4. Kim Janssen (October 25, 2009), Ron Sobieszczyk, 1934-2009: Former DePaul basketball standout, played in NBA Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on October 25, 2009. Archived November 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine





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