Dick Klein (basketball)

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Dick Klein
Personal information
Born(1920-09-16)September 16, 1920
Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 10, 2000(2000-10-10) (aged 80)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolFort Madison (Fort Madison, Iowa)
CollegeNorthwestern (1939–1941)
PositionCenter
Career history
As player:
1945–1946Chicago American Gears
As coach:
1946–1947Gary Ingots

Dick Öland Klein (September 16, 1920 – October 10, 2000) was an American athlete and businessman who founded the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls in 1966. He served as the team's first general manager and later worked as a scout for the Phoenix Suns.

  1. ^ he has a great granddaughter named Molly klein