Bob Davies (basketball player)
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| Full name | Robert Edris Davies | |
| Nickname | Harrisburg Houdini | |
| birthday | January 15, 1920 | |
| place of birth | Harrisburg , United States | |
| date of death | April 22, 1990 | |
| Place of death | Hilton Head , United States | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| position | Guard | |
| college | Seton Hall University | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1948–1955 Rochester Royals
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Robert Edris Davies (born January 15, 1920 in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , † April 22, 1990 in Hilton Head , South Carolina ), called Harrisburg Houdini , was an American basketball player . Between 1948 and 1955 he played in the US professional NBA for the Rochester Royals team . Davies was six feet tall and played the guard position . Together with Bobby Wanzer , Davies formed one of the best backcourt duos in NBA history and led the Royals to win the NBA championship in 1951 . He owes his nickname to his extraordinary dribble skills. He could dribble behind his back and pass, but, according to teammates and coaches, he could not have defended the basket against his own grandmother.
On April 11, 1970, Davies was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . He died at the age of 70 years to cancer .
See also
Web links
- Bob Davies - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- Bob Davies in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018 (in English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Douglas Stark: Wartime Basketball. The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II. Lincoln / London 2016: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803245280 (pages 252f, in English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Davies, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davies, Robert Edris (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1990 |
| Place of death | Hilton Head , South Carolina, USA |