![]() Harrison from 1948 Michiganensian | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | August 12, 1927
Died | March 3, 2024 | (aged 96)
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Woodward (Toledo, Ohio) |
College | Michigan (1945–1949) |
NBA draft | 1949: – round, – |
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
Playing career | 1949–1958 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Number | 16, 7, 3 |
Coaching career | 1958–1973 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1949–1953 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1953–1956 | Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks |
1956–1958 | Syracuse Nationals |
As coach: | |
1958–1968 | Kenyon |
1968–1973 | Harvard |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 4,418 (7.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,358 (2.5 rpg) |
Assists | 1,672 (2.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert William Harrison (August 12, 1927 – March 3, 2024) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'1" guard from the University of Michigan, Harrison played nine seasons (1949–1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, and Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.2 points per game in his professional career and appeared in the 1956 NBA All-Star Game. Harrison coached the Syracuse Centenials during the 1976–77 Eastern Basketball Association season.[1]
Harrison later coached basketball at Kenyon College and Harvard University.[2]
On February 3, 1941, as a 13-year-old 8th grader in Toledo, Ohio, Harrison scored all 139 points during his LaGrange School team's 139–8 win over Arch Street School.[3][4] In the game, he made 69 field goals and one free throw.[3][4]
After the death of Bud Grant in 2023 he became the oldest living NBA champion. Harrison died on March 3, 2024, at the age of 96.[5]