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Ed Sadowski
American basketball player

Ed Sadowski

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American basketball player
A.K.A.
Edward Anthony Sadowski
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Akron, USA
Place of death
Wall Township, USA
Age
73 years
Stats
Height:
196 cm
Weight:
240 lbs
Sports Teams
Philadelphia Warriors
Boston Celtics
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Biography

Not to be confused with the Eddie Sadowski, a different professional basketball player with the same name.

Edward Anthony Sadowski (July 11, 1917 – September 18, 1990) was an American professional basketball player.

Early life

Sadowski was born in Akron, Ohio. He was part of a large family, with at least three brothers and three sisters.

College athletics

He starred at Seton Hall University during the late 1930s and early 1940s.A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) center, he led Seton Hall to its only undefeated season (1939–1940).

Career

Professional basketball

Sadowski later played professionally in the National Basketball League, the Basketball Association of America, and the National Basketball Association (which was formed after a merger between the first two leagues in this list).

As a member of the Boston Celtics in 1947–48, Sadowski ranked third in the BAA in points per game (19.4) and was named to the All-BAA first team, made him the first ever Boston Celtics player to be named to the All-BAA/NBA Team.

After basketball

Retiring from basketball in 1950, he worked in labor relations for the Cities Service Oil Company.

Personal life and later years

Sadowski and his wife, Charlotte, had two sons, Edward and Bill. Sadowski died of cancer at age 73 in his Wall Township, New Jersey home in 1990.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played FG% Field-goal percentage
 FT% Free-throw percentage APG Assists per game
 PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1946–47Toronto10.349.682.819.1
1946–47Cleveland43.375.664.916.0
1947–48Boston47.323.6971.619.4
1948–49Philadelphia60.405.6862.715.3
1949–50Philadelphia17.307.6932.38.6
1949–50Baltimore52.328.7451.914.0
Career229.354.6971.815.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1947Cleveland3.393.7941.723.7
1948Boston3.345.6052.020.3
1949Philadelphia2.214.6151.510.0
Career8.338.6821.819.0
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