John Shove "Bud" Palmer (born John Palmer Flynn;[1] September 14, 1921 – March 19, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He was a member of the New York Knicks during the team's first three seasons in the Basketball Association of America, and was the leading scorer in the team's inaugural 1946–47 season. Palmer is considered to be one of the inventors of the jump shot.[2][3]
Born in Hollywood, California, Palmer was the son of football player and actor Maurice Bennett "Lefty" Flynn and singer Blanche Palmer.[2] He was nicknamed "Bud" due to being the budding image of his father; Palmer relinquished his father's surname from his own name when his parents divorced.[1] Palmer was 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) when he started playing basketball at Hun School of Princeton, and started using the jump shot to compensate for his height.[2] He grew a foot taller to 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) by the time he began playing college basketball at Princeton University, and played for three seasons before he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II.[2]
After his NBA career ended, Palmer went on to have a successful career as a sportscaster.[2][4] He was Chief of Protocol and Official Greeter for the City of New York for seven years during John Lindsay's administration. Palmer modeled menswear, advertised Vitalis hair tonic, and wrote as an advice columnist in Glamour magazine.[1]
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palmer, john, shove, palmer, born, john, palmer, flynn, september, 1921, march, 2013, american, professional, basketball, player, member, york, knicks, during, team, first, three, seasons, basketball, association, america, leading, scorer, team, inaugural, 194. John Shove Bud Palmer born John Palmer Flynn 1 September 14 1921 March 19 2013 was an American professional basketball player He was a member of the New York Knicks during the team s first three seasons in the Basketball Association of America and was the leading scorer in the team s inaugural 1946 47 season Palmer is considered to be one of the inventors of the jump shot 2 3 Bud PalmerPalmer in 1948Personal informationBorn 1921 09 14 September 14 1921Hollywood CaliforniaDiedMarch 19 2013 2013 03 19 aged 91 West Palm Beach FloridaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Listed weight180 lb 82 kg Career informationHigh schoolHun School Princeton New Jersey Phillips Exeter Exeter New Hampshire CollegePrinceton 1941 1943 Playing career1946 1949PositionForward CenterNumber16Career history1946 1949New York KnicksStats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comBorn in Hollywood California Palmer was the son of football player and actor Maurice Bennett Lefty Flynn and singer Blanche Palmer 2 He was nicknamed Bud due to being the budding image of his father Palmer relinquished his father s surname from his own name when his parents divorced 1 Palmer was 5 ft 4 in 1 63 m when he started playing basketball at Hun School of Princeton and started using the jump shot to compensate for his height 2 He grew a foot taller to 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m by the time he began playing college basketball at Princeton University and played for three seasons before he enlisted in the U S Navy during World War II 2 After his NBA career ended Palmer went on to have a successful career as a sportscaster 2 4 He was Chief of Protocol and Official Greeter for the City of New York for seven years during John Lindsay s administration Palmer modeled menswear advertised Vitalis hair tonic and wrote as an advice columnist in Glamour magazine 1 Palmer died at 91 of metastatic prostate cancer in 2013 in West Palm Beach Florida 2 5 Contents 1 BAA career statistics 1 1 Regular season 1 2 Playoffs 2 References 3 External linksBAA career statistics EditLegend GP Games played FG Field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career highRegular season Edit Year Team GP FG FT APG PPG1946 47 New York 42 307 669 0 8 9 51947 48 New York 48 315 744 0 9 13 01948 49 New York 58 350 762 1 9 12 3Career 148 326 739 1 3 11 7Playoffs Edit Year Team GP FG FT APG PPG1947 New York 5 351 600 0 8 15 61948 New York 3 421 769 0 0 14 01949 New York 6 422 771 1 7 13 5Career 14 388 721 1 0 14 4References Edit a b c Tomlinson Brett February 5 2014 Lives John Bud Palmer 44 Princeton Alumni Weekly Retrieved October 11 2020 a b c d e f Martin Douglas March 22 2013 Bud Palmer Jump Shot Pioneer Dies at 91 The New York Times Accessed on June 22 2017 Christgau John 1999 The Origins of the Jump Shot Eight men who shook the world of Basketball Lincoln NE University of Nebraska Press Bud Palmer gave up a mike for hot dogs Eugene Register Guard Oregon Associated Press December 26 1975 p 2B Bud Palmer broadcasting pioneer and ex Knicks captain dies at age 91 Palm Beach Post March 21 2013 External links EditBud Palmer at Find a Grave This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bud Palmer amp oldid 1063777280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
