Frido Frey
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| birthday | October 26, 1921 | |
| place of birth | , Germany | |
| date of death | May 16, 2000 | |
| size | 188 cm | |
| position | Small forward | |
| college | long Island | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1945–1946 New York Gothams 1946–1947 Brooklyn Gothams 1947 New York Knicks 1947–1948 Paterson Crescents 1948–1949 Brooklyn Gothams
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Frido Frey (born October 26, 1921 in Germany ; † May 16, 2000 ) was a German basketball player . He is considered the first German player in the North American basketball league NBA .
Frey, who was born in Germany, emigrated to New York with his parents in the USA. In the 1945/46 season he completed 30 games in the ABL for the New York Gothams . For the Brooklyn Gothams followed 25 games in 1946/47, in the following season he was then for the Paterson Crescents in 33 games on the field. In 1948/49 there were again 36 missions for Brooklyn. Between these stations he played in the founding year of the NBA for the New York Knicks , was used there in 23 games and scored an average of 3.8 points.
After his sporting career, he became manager of a department store. Most recently he lived in Suffolk County in the US state of New York .
Web links
- Frido Frey - player statistics on NBA .com (English)
- "Germans in the NBA", sportal.de from March 9, 2010 ( Memento from March 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE STATISTICS 1938-39 TO 1952-53
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," Frido Frey, 2000
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Frey, Frido |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 2000 |