14 Facts About Charlie Share

1.

Charles Edward Share was an American basketball player.

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2.

Charlie Share has the distinction of being the first NBA draft pick ever: Charlie Share was the No 1 draft pick in the first organized National Basketball Association draft on April 25,1950.

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3.

Charlie Share was selected by the Boston Celtics as the No 1 overall pick in the inaugural 1950 NBA draft.

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4.

Charlie Share had an injured ankle and did not begin playing basketball until his junior year at Western Hills.

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5.

Charlie Share attended Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, after being recruited by Coach Harold Anderson.

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6.

Charlie Share graduated as the Bowling Green College Falcons' all-time scoring leader with 1,730 points.

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7.

Charlie Share was drafted by the Celtics, whose fans wanted the team to draft local Holy Cross star, Bob Cousy with the pick.

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8.

On December 21,1953, Charlie Share was traded by the Fort Wayne Pistons to the Milwaukee Hawks for Max Zaslofsky.

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9.

Charlie Share was named as the team captain and the Hawks made the NBA Finals against the Celtics for three consecutive years.

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10.

Charlie Share was the captain of the 1958 NBA champion St Louis Hawks team.

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11.

Charlie Share played 596 games, with 4,928 points and 4,986 rebounds.

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12.

Charlie Share started Sharick Packaging, Inc and then sold Sharick in 1985.

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13.

Charlie Share died on June 7,2012 in Chesterfield, Missouri, at age 85.

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14.

Charlie Share had lived in Creve Coeur, Missouri and was survived by his wife Rose and daughters Ann and Cindy.

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