William A. Gabor (May 13, 1922 – June 4, 2019)[1] was an American professional basketball player. A 5'11" guard/forward known as "Billy the Bullet",[2] Gabor played collegiately at Syracuse University in the 1940s. He averaged 12.1 points per game during his freshman year before joining the United States Army Air Corps in 1943. He returned to Syracuse in 1945 and played three more seasons, finishing with a (then) team-record 1,344 career points. Gabor's jersey was retired by Syracuse University on March 1, 2009.
Gabor spent his professional career with the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League and later the National Basketball Association. He played with Syracuse until injuries forced him into retirement in 1955. In his NBA career, Gabor averaged 9.8 points per game and logged one NBA All-Star Game appearance. He won a league championship with Syracuse in 1955.
When Gabor first began playing basketball at Syracuse, there was a freshman and varsity team. He started all the freshmen games and then would suit up for the varsity game. Gabor started his first game on varsity against Cornell in 1942–43 season and scored 22 points. He started every game after that.
Gabor holds many school records, including:
Only person to lead the team in scoring all four years they took the court
First to score 400 points in a single season
First to score over 1,000 points in a career
He held the all-time scoring record until Dave Bing bested it.[3]
On May 1, 2009, Gabor was invited back to the Carrier Dome to see his jersey number 17 retired.
Familyedit
Gabor was married once. He had three children: Bill, Bob and Hallie, and eight grandchildren: Annie, Emily, SarahRose, Malone, Mimi, Jack, Will, and Madison. He last resided in Jupiter, Florida.[2]
^Syracuse great, NBA star Billy Gabor dies at age of 97
^ abGeorge, Dave (May 13, 2015). "Jupiter's Billy Gabor Gets NBA Championship Ring He Earned 60 Years Ago". Palm Beach Post.
^Syracuse University to retire Billy Gabor's jersey
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NBA statistics
January 01, 1970
billy, gabor, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Billy Gabor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message William A Gabor May 13 1922 June 4 2019 1 was an American professional basketball player A 5 11 guard forward known as Billy the Bullet 2 Gabor played collegiately at Syracuse University in the 1940s He averaged 12 1 points per game during his freshman year before joining the United States Army Air Corps in 1943 He returned to Syracuse in 1945 and played three more seasons finishing with a then team record 1 344 career points Gabor s jersey was retired by Syracuse University on March 1 2009 Billy GaborBilly the Bullet 1950 Personal informationBorn 1922 05 13 May 13 1922Binghamton New York U S DiedJune 4 2019 2019 06 04 aged 97 Jupiter Florida U S Listed height5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Listed weight170 lb 77 kg Career informationHigh schoolBinghamton Central Binghamton New York CollegeSyracuse 1942 1943 1945 1948 NBA draft1948 round Selected by the Rochester RoyalsPlaying career1948 1955PositionPoint guardNumber35 7Career history1948 1955Syracuse NationalsCareer highlights and awardsNBA champion 1955 NBA All Star 1953 2 Second team All American Helms 1946 1947 Third team All American TSN 1946 No 17 retired by Syracuse OrangeCareer NBA statisticsPoints2 997 9 8 ppg Rebounds448 1 8 rpg Assists626 2 0 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Gabor spent his professional career with the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League and later the National Basketball Association He played with Syracuse until injuries forced him into retirement in 1955 In his NBA career Gabor averaged 9 8 points per game and logged one NBA All Star Game appearance He won a league championship with Syracuse in 1955 Contents 1 Time at Syracuse University 2 Family 3 NBA career statistics 3 1 Regular season 3 2 Playoffs 4 References 5 External linksTime at Syracuse University editWhen Gabor first began playing basketball at Syracuse there was a freshman and varsity team He started all the freshmen games and then would suit up for the varsity game Gabor started his first game on varsity against Cornell in 1942 43 season and scored 22 points He started every game after that Gabor holds many school records including Only person to lead the team in scoring all four years they took the court First to score 400 points in a single season First to score over 1 000 points in a career He held the all time scoring record until Dave Bing bested it 3 On May 1 2009 Gabor was invited back to the Carrier Dome to see his jersey number 17 retired Family editGabor was married once He had three children Bill Bob and Hallie and eight grandchildren Annie Emily SarahRose Malone Mimi Jack Will and Madison He last resided in Jupiter Florida 2 NBA career statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high Won an NBA championship Regular season edit Year Team GP MPG FG FT RPG APG PPG 1949 50 Syracuse 56 337 689 1 9 10 9 1950 51 Syracuse 61 342 740 2 5 2 0 11 3 1951 52 Syracuse 57 19 0 322 776 1 6 1 5 8 6 1952 53 Syracuse 69 19 4 350 764 1 5 1 9 9 4 1953 54 Syracuse 61 19 9 370 716 1 6 2 7 9 0 1954 55 Syracuse 3 15 7 318 600 1 7 3 7 5 7 Career 307 19 4 344 737 1 8 2 0 9 8 All Star 1 25 0 000 000 5 0 2 0 0 0 Playoffs edit Year Team GP MPG FG FT RPG APG PPG 1950 Syracuse 10 258 839 2 5 7 6 1951 Syracuse 7 375 643 2 9 2 6 9 0 1952 Syracuse 7 11 4 333 750 0 9 1 4 4 9 1953 Syracuse 2 14 0 417 615 1 5 1 0 9 0 1954 Syracuse 10 19 6 289 700 2 8 1 9 7 6 Career 307 19 4 344 737 1 8 2 0 9 8References edit Syracuse great NBA star Billy Gabor dies at age of 97 a b George Dave May 13 2015 Jupiter s Billy Gabor Gets NBA Championship Ring He Earned 60 Years Ago Palm Beach Post Syracuse University to retire Billy Gabor s jerseyExternal links editCollege statistics NBA statistics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy Gabor amp oldid 1219989808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
