Richard Joseph McGuire was an American professional basketball player and coach.
10 Facts About Dick McGuire
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Dick McGuire was one of the premier guards of the 1950s, playing 11 seasons in the NBA, eight with the New York Knicks and three with the Detroit Pistons.
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Dick McGuire was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Dick McGuire led the league in assists during his rookie season with a then-record 386 assists, and was among the league's top ten playmakers for ten of his 11 seasons.
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Dick McGuire was an NBA All-Star seven times, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1951.
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Dick McGuire became player-coach for the Pistons in his last season, and coached them until 1963.
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Dick McGuire coached the Knicks for three seasons, beginning in 1965.
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Dick McGuire was working as a senior consultant for the Knicks when he died on February 3,2010, of a ruptured aortic aneurysm at age 84.
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Dick McGuire's brother Al was a prominent figure in basketball who coached Marquette University to the 1977 NCAA basketball championship.
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Dick McGuire was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Basketball Category with the Class of 1994.