Joe McNamee

Joe McNamee
Personal information
Born(1926-09-24)September 24, 1926
San Francisco, California
DiedJuly 16, 2011(2011-07-16) (aged 84)
Greenbrae, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Ignatius
(San Francisco, California)
CollegeSan Francisco (1946–1950)
NBA draft1950: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career1950–1952
PositionPower forward / center
Number20, 13
Career history
19501951Rochester Royals
1951–1952Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points289 (2.4 ppg)
Rebounds238 (2.5) rpg)
Assists58 (0.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

John Joseph McNamee (September 24, 1926 – July 16, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.[1]

A 6′6″ forward/center from the University of San Francisco, McNamee played two seasons (1950–1952) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester Royals and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 2.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Rochester in 1951. Joe went on to have a long and successful career in sales for Watson and Meehan, a distributor of Cummins engines. Joe and his wife Alice had eight kids (Sharon, John, Pattie, Casey, Dennis, Peter, Steve and Jim) and 11 grandchildren.

  1. ^ SFGate obituary retrieved 25/7/2011