George Hauptfuhrer
American basketball player (1926–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Jost Hauptfuhrer Jr. (August 1, 1926 – August 2, 2013) was an American basketball player who, despite being taken third overall in the 1948 BAA Draft after a collegiate career at Louisville and Harvard, decided to pursue a career in law.
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Born | August 1, 1926 Abington Township, Pennsylvania |
Died | August 2, 2013(2013-08-02) (aged 87) Vero Beach, Florida |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Career information | |
High school | William Penn Charter (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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BAA draft | 1948: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Position | Center |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Hauptfuhrer grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended William Penn Charter School. He then enrolled at Louisville where he played center on the basketball team for two seasons; while attending he was in a Navy training program. Hauptfuhrer transferred to Harvard for his final two years of college; while there, he played on the football, basketball, and track and field teams. He was named an all-Ivy League selection in basketball during his senior year in 1947–48.
In just the second-ever Basketball Association of America draft, Hauptfuhrer was selected third overall by the Boston Celtics. Instead of pursuing a professional basketball career, he decided to enroll at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and became a lawyer.[1]