Rick Barry Biography - Super Scorer, Joins American Basketball Association (aba), Chronology, Returns To The Warriors, Selected Writings By Barry: - CONTACT INFORMATION
1944-
American basketball player
Rick Barry, at six-foot-seven-inches, was one of the most entertaining and talented forwards to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 1970s. Averaging 24.8 points per game over the course of his fourteen seasons of play, Barry was famous for his deadly accurate underhanded free throws (.900). He was
Rick Barry
equally famous among other players for his difficult personality and harsh demeanor.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: KNBR, 55 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105. Fax: (415)995-6867. Phone: (415) 808-KNBR. Email: rbarry@susqsf.com.
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Rick Barry was born on March 28, 1944 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He enrolled at the University of Miami in 1961, but did not play basketball for the Hurricanes during his freshman year. Averaging an impressive 19.0 points per game during his sophomore year, Barry exploded during his junior season, averaging 32.2 points per game, and went on to earn the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA…
Following his sophomore season in the NBA, Barry became the first superstar to abandon the NBA and join the fledgling ABA, a smaller league that was struggling to attract larger audiences. Barry's decision to make the jump was based on several key factors. First, his father-in-law, Bruce Hale, was the one offering Barry a spot on his ABA team, the Oakland Oaks. Second, and perhaps more impo…
Finding the New York area and the Nets organization to his liking, Barry re-signed with the Nets following the 1971-72 season, but this move prompted yet another series of lawsuits. The Warriors sued for Barry based on the contract he had signed in 1969, which stipulated Barry's return to the Warriors after he had fulfilled his commitment with his present ABA team. Barry claimed that the co…
(With Jordan Cohn) Rick Barry's Pro Basketball Scouting Report, Bonus Books, 1989.
(With Jordan Cohn) Rick Barry's Pro Basketball Bible, 1996-1997. 8th ed., Basketball Books Ltd., 1996. …
"Captain Barry." Newsweek (January 6, 1975): 34. Cote, Greg. "Barry, Whose Goal is to Coach in the NBA, May Wait in Vain." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (May 25, 2000). Lawrence, Mitch. "Waiting for His Chance: Rick Barry Paying His Dues in Fort Wayne, Hoping for Opportunity to Coach in NBA." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (January 20, 1994). �…
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