Tony Jackson (basketball, born 1942)
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York |
November 7, 1942
Died | October 28, 2005 Brooklyn, New York |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | St. John's (1958–1961) |
NBA draft | 1961 / Round: 3 / Pick: 24th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1961–1969 |
Position | Guard/Forward |
Number | 24, 25 |
Career history | |
1961–1963 | Chicago Majors (ABL) |
1967–1968 | New Jersey Americans / New York Nets (ABA) |
1968 | Minnesota Pipers (ABA) |
1968–1969 | Houston Mavericks (ABA) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tony B. Jackson (November 7, 1942 – October 28, 2005) was a professional basketball player.
Jackson was born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.[1] A standout player under coach Joe Lapchick at St. John's University from 1958 to 1961, Jackson was six feet, four inches tall and played two seasons in the American Basketball League and two seasons in the American Basketball Association.[1][2] Jackson scored 53 points (including 12 three-point baskets) while playing for the Chicago Majors of the ABL on March 14, 1962. He died of cancer in 2005 in Brooklyn.[2]
Jackson, Connie Hawkins, Doug Moe, and Roger Brown were indicted in the 1962 NCAA basketball point shaving scandals involving Jack Molinas and banned from the NBA for life by then-NBA commissioner Walter Kennedy.[3][4] Jackson participated in the 1968 ABA All-Star Game and holds the ABA record for free throws in a single game with 24.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jacksto01.html
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- ↑ http://espn.go.com/classic/s/basketball_scandals_molinas.html
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- 1942 births
- 2005 deaths
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- Cancer deaths in New York
- Chicago Majors players
- College basketball controversies in the United States
- Houston Mavericks players
- Minnesota Pipers players
- New Jersey Americans players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Nets players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs