Ray Ragelis
American basketball player
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| Intro | American basketball player | ||
| Places | United States of America | ||
| was | Athlete Basketball player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 10 December 1928, East Chicago | ||
| Death | 19 September 1983 (aged 54 years) | ||
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Biography
Raymond Ernest Ragelis (December 10, 1928 – September 19, 1983) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'4" (1.93 m) and 205 lbs (93 kg) forward from Northwestern University, Ragelis was selected in the second round of the 1951 NBA draft by the Rochester Royals. He played one season with Rochester, coming off the bench in 51 of the 66 games and averaging 1.3 points per game. The Rochester Royals won the NBA's Western Division that season but fell to the Minneapolis Lakers in the second round of the playoffs.
Early years
He attended Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana, playing for Johnnie Baratto; he led the Senators to the State Finals in 1947. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.