| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1921-10-29)October 29, 1921 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 87) Sun City West, Arizona, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Flushing (Flushing, New York) |
| College | LIU Brooklyn (1940–1942, 1946–1947) |
| BAA draft | 1947: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 1947–1952 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 11 |
| Coaching career | 1949–1966 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1947–1948 | New York Knicks |
| 1949–1950 | Paterson Crescents |
| 1950–1951 | Bridgeport Roesslers |
| 1951–1952 | Middletown Guards |
| As coach: | |
| 1949–1966 | Farleigh Dickinson |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career BAA statistics | |
| Points | 504 (10.5 ppg) |
| Games played | 48 |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Richard W. Holub (October 29, 1921 – July 27, 2009) was an American basketball player and coach.
A 6'6" center born in Racine, Wisconsin, Holub played college basketball at Long Island University, and was a member of an NIT championship team in 1941. His college career was interrupted by a stint with the Air Force during World War II, but he returned to school in 1946, and led his team in scoring during the 1946–47 season.
After being drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1947 BAA draft, Holub spent the 1947–48 season with the team, then embarked upon a seventeen-year coaching career at Farleigh Dickinson University. During his tenure as coach, he achieved a 233–167 record. He also taught English at Farleigh Dickinson. In 1981, he became an academic adviser for the University of Connecticut's athletic department.
Holub died on July 27, 2009, in Sun City West, Arizona.
BAA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | New York | 48 | .295 | .633 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| Career | 48 | .295 | .633 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
References
- Former FDU Men's Basketball Coach Dick Holub Passes Away. Northeast Conference. August 6, 2009. Retrieved on December 18, 2012.
- ^ Former LIU star Holub dies at 87. ESPN. August 7, 2009. Retrieved on August 10, 2009.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
| 1947 BAA draft | |
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| First round | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball head coaches | |
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| American Basketball League (1925–1955) season scoring leaders | |
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- 1921 births
- 2009 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from New York (state)
- Basketball coaches from Wisconsin
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Centers (basketball)
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball coaches
- LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- Paterson Crescents players
- People from Sun City West, Arizona
- Sportspeople from Maricopa County, Arizona
- Sportspeople from Racine, Wisconsin