Ron Sobieszczyk

Ron Sobieszczyk
Personal information
Born(1934-08-21)August 21, 1934
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 2009(2009-10-23) (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Bonaventure
(Sturtevant, Wisconsin)
CollegeDePaul (1953–1956)
NBA draft1956: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career1956–1963
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number17
Career history
1956–1959New York Knicks
1959–1960Minneapolis Lakers
1961–1963Chicago Majors
Career NBA statistics
Points1,619 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds791 (4.1 rpg)
Assists553 (1.8 apg)
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Ronald Charles Sobieszczyk (September 21, 1934 – October 23, 2009[1]), known as Ron Sobie,[2] was an American professional basketball player.

Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University from 1953 to 1956. He scored 1,222 points in his college career and participated with the College All-Stars team that toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. After college, he played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers, scoring 1,691 points before suffering a knee injury. He then served brief stints with the Washington Generals exhibition team and the Chicago Majors of the ABL.

Sobieszczyk later owned Sobie's Bar and Grill in Cicero, Illinois.[3]

Sobieszczyk died on October 23, 2009, of a degenerative brain disease.[4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[5]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956–57 New York 71 19.4 .376 .764 4.6 1.8 6.8
1957–58 New York 55 25.4 .403 .820 4.8 2.3 11.5
1958–59 New York 50 17.1 .360 .842 3.1 1.6 8.0
1959–60 New York 15 14.7 .346 .861 3.1 1.3 6.9
1959–60 Minneapolis 1 13.0 .250 .000 2.0 2.0 2.0
Career 192 20.1 .379 .808 4.1 1.8 8.4

References

  1. ^ DePaul Basketball Loses Hall of Famer Ron Sobie Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine. October 24, 2009. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Yes and they count! Not exactly what we had in mind, burt here are Marv's Knicks faves anyway[permanent dead link‍]". New York Daily News. November 1, 1996. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
  3. ^ Joe Goddard. "What's up with Ron Sobieszczyk". Chicago Sun-Times. March 10, 2002. 83.
  4. ^ Kim Janssen (October 25, 2009), Ron Sobieszczyk, 1934-2009: Former DePaul basketball standout, played in NBA Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on October 25, 2009. Archived November 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Ron Sobie NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2023.