Daniel S. Swartz (December 23, 1931 – April 3, 1997)[1] was an American basketball player born in Owingsville, Kentucky. He scored 2,088 points in his high school career[2] and was just shy from breaking Wah Wah Jones’ national high school scoring record.
When his basketball career came to an end he became the local county sheriff then later to be the field representative for U.S. Rep. Scotty Baesler. With his wife they had 5 children, 4 sons and 1 daughter. At the age of 65 from a sudden heart attack. In 1999, Morehead State University retired Swartz's jersey to be hung in the rafters.[4]
Now his hometown of Owingsville honors him by hosting the "Dan Swartz Classic," a basketball tournament held at Bath County High School.
^"Dan Swartz". Walter's Wildcat World. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^"The Kentucky Kernel: 1952-06-20". kentuckynewspapers.org. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^"Retired Jerseys". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^"Dan Swartz NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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swartz, daniel, swartz, december, 1931, april, 1997, american, basketball, player, born, owingsville, kentucky, scored, points, high, school, career, just, from, breaking, jones, national, high, school, scoring, record, swartz, with, wichita, vickers, personal. Daniel S Swartz December 23 1931 April 3 1997 1 was an American basketball player born in Owingsville Kentucky He scored 2 088 points in his high school career 2 and was just shy from breaking Wah Wah Jones national high school scoring record Dan SwartzSwartz with the Wichita Vickers Personal informationBorn 1934 12 23 December 23 1934Owingsville Kentucky USDiedApril 3 1997 1997 04 03 aged 62 Listed height6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Listed weight215 lb 98 kg Career informationHigh schoolOwingsville Owingsville Kentucky CollegeKentucky 1951 1952 Morehead State 1953 1956 NBA draft1956 4th round 29th overall pickSelected by the Boston CelticsPlaying career1959 1963PositionPower forwardNumber12Career history1959 1960Wichita Vickers1961Cleveland Pipers1961 1962Philadelphia Tapers1962Los Angeles Jets1962 1963Boston CelticsCareer highlights and awardsNBA champion 1963 All ABL First Team 1962 Career NBA statisticsPoints175 4 5 ppg Rebounds88 2 3 rpg Assists21 0 5 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comMedals Representing United States Men s basketball Pan American Games 1959 Chicago Team Competition Starting off his career Swartz played one season at the University of Kentucky before transferring home 3 The 6 4 1 93 m forward transferred to Morehead State University Swartz played one season 1962 63 in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics He averaged 4 5 points per game and won an NBA Championship ring when the Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1963 NBA Finals When his basketball career came to an end he became the local county sheriff then later to be the field representative for U S Rep Scotty Baesler With his wife they had 5 children 4 sons and 1 daughter At the age of 65 from a sudden heart attack In 1999 Morehead State University retired Swartz s jersey to be hung in the rafters 4 Now his hometown of Owingsville honors him by hosting the Dan Swartz Classic a basketball tournament held at Bath County High School Contents 1 Career statistics 1 1 NBA 1 1 1 Regular season 1 1 2 Playoffs 2 References 3 External linksCareer 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 NBA edit Source 5 Regular season edit Year Team GP MPG FG FT RPG APG PPG 1962 63 Boston 39 8 6 380 847 2 3 5 4 5 Playoffs edit Year Team GP MPG FG FT RPG APG PPG 1963 Boston 1 4 0 0 0 0References edit Social Security Death Index 1 has 1931 birth year basketball reference com has 1934 birth year Dan Swartz Walter s Wildcat World Retrieved April 12 2023 The Kentucky Kernel 1952 06 20 kentuckynewspapers org Retrieved April 12 2023 Retired Jerseys Morehead State University Athletics Retrieved April 12 2023 Dan Swartz NBA stats Basketball Reference Sports Reference LLC Retrieved February 12 2024 External links editCareer statistics and player information from NBA com nbsp and Basketball Reference com nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Swartz amp oldid 1206472832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
