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Art Spector
Spector in 1948
Personal information
Born(1920-10-17)October 17, 1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 18, 1987(1987-06-18) (aged 66)
New York City, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school West Philadelphia
( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College Villanova (1940–1941)
Playing career1946–1950
Position Forward
Number12
Career history
1946–1950 Boston Celtics
Career statistics
Points852
Assist143
Stats  Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Arthur Edward Spector (nicknamed "Speed"; [1] 17 October 1920 – 18 June 1987) was an American basketball player. He played as a forward for the Boston Celtics from 1946 to 1950.

Early life and education

Spector was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lived in West Philadelphia. [2] [3] He was Jewish. [2] [3] His grandson is American former soccer player Jonathan Spector. [4] [5]

Spector attended and played basketball first at West Philadelphia High School, where he was team captain. He then played basketball at Villanova University, graduating in 1941. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Professional basketball

He was the first player ever to be signed by the Boston Celtics. [9] [11] Later, he was a scout for the Celtics. [12] He played as a forward for the Celtics from 1946 to 1950. [9]

He lived later in Newtown, Connecticut. [13]

BAA and NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Boston 55 .267 .553 .8 6.0
1947–48 Boston 48 .276 .652 .4 4.0
1948–49 Boston 59 .300 .552 1.3 5.5
1949–50 Boston 7 .167 .250 .4 .7
Career 169 .280 .575 .8 5.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948 Boston 3 .222 .500 .0 2.0
Career 3 .222 .500 .0 2.0

References

  1. ^ "These are (pretty much) all the nicknames in NBA history". February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Spector, Art : Jews in Sports @ Virtual Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ^ a b Charles Rosen. The Chosen Game: A Jewish Basketball History U of Nebraska Press, 2017.
  4. ^ "World Cup / Meet America's Jewish players". Haaretz.
  5. ^ "Two Jewish SoCal Soccer Players Head for World Cup". Jewish Journal. June 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware on February 3, 1938 · Page 8". Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ PaganoCORRESPONDENT, Rich (7 November 2013). "Sports Flashback: Referee Pete D'Ambrosio a part of NBA history". Delco News Network.
  8. ^ "Art Spector Player Profile, Boston Celtics, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Celtics Forgotten 50: Part 1 — The Early Years". RSN.
  10. ^ "ART SPECTOR".
  11. ^ Neil Singelais. " Art Spector, first player signed to play for Celtics; at 70". Boston Globe. June 20, 1987. Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  12. ^ They Cleared the Lane: The NBA's Black Pioneers. U of Nebraska Press. March 2004. ISBN  9780803294547.
  13. ^ Legendary Locals of Newtown. Arcadia. 2013. ISBN  9781467100717.

External links

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