15 Facts About Ed Macauley

Charles Edward Macauley was a professional basketball player and coach.

Ed Macauley played in the National Basketball Association from 1949 to 1959 for the St Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and St Louis Hawks.

Ed Macauley attended St Louis University High School, where he excelled in basketball.

Ed Macauley attended Saint Louis University, where his team won the NIT championship in 1948.

Ed Macauley was named the "AP Player of the Year" in 1949.

Ed Macauley acquired his nickname of "Easy Ed" during a pre-game warmup in his sophomore year, when fans shouted "Take it easy, Ed" because he did not realize that the national anthem was being played when he left the locker room and ran out onto the court.

Ed Macauley played professional basketball for the St Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and St Louis Hawks.

Ed Macauley was named MVP of the first NBA All-Star Game and he was named to the NBA's All-NBA First Team in three consecutive seasons.

Ed Macauley was traded from the Boston Celtics to the St Louis Hawks on the day of the 1956 NBA draft.

Ed Macauley made the NBA Finals in 1957, averaging 14.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in the seven-game series.

Ed Macauley averaged 5.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in the series, which the Hawks won in six games.

In 1989, Ed Macauley was ordained a deacon of the Catholic Church.

Ed Macauley scored 11,234 points in ten NBA seasons and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960.

Ed Macauley was awarded a star on the St Louis Walk of Fame.

Ed Macauley died on November 8,2011, at his home in St Louis at the age of 83.