Zigmund John "Red" Mihalik (September 22, 1916 – September 25, 1996) was an American basketball player and referee of Polish descent. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986, he was then inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame at St. Mary's College in Orchard Lake, Michigan on June 13, 1996.[1]
Born thirty miles north of Pittsburgh in Ford City, Pennsylvania as Zigmund Mihalik[2] on September 22, 1916, Mihalik played basketball as a youth and subsequently took up refereeing when officials for a high school game failed to show up.
He then embarked upon a long officiating career, working games for the NBA, NCAA, and Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 and in Mexico City in 1968,[3] and was deemed the best official of the game on all levels in the 1950s by Dell Publications until an on-court knee injury forced him into retirement in 1972.[4]
Mihalik was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.[5][6]
Deathedit
Mihalik died from cancer at the age of eighty on September 25, 1996 in Ford City.[7][8]
^"Tanana, two others named to Polish-American hall," Detroit Free Press, March 22, 1996.
^"Red Mihalik" (obituary), Dayton Daily News, September 28, 1996.
^"Red Mihalik" (obituary), Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, September 28, 1996.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
National Polish-American Hall of Fame profile
January 01, 1970
mihalik, zigmund, john, mihalik, september, 1916, september, 1996, american, basketball, player, referee, polish, descent, inducted, into, naismith, memorial, basketball, hall, fame, 1986, then, inducted, into, national, polish, american, sports, hall, fame, m. Zigmund John Red Mihalik September 22 1916 September 25 1996 was an American basketball player and referee of Polish descent Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986 he was then inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame at St Mary s College in Orchard Lake Michigan on June 13 1996 1 Red MihalikPersonal informationBorn 1916 09 22 September 22 1916Ford City PennsylvaniaDiedOctober 25 1996 1996 10 25 aged 80 Ford City PennsylvaniaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Listed weight180 lb 82 kg Career informationHigh schoolFord City Ford City Pennsylvania PositionGuardNumber6Career history1946Pittsburgh Ironmen1946 1947Youngstown BearsStats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comBasketball Hall of Fame Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 BAA career statistics 3 1 Regular season 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn thirty miles north of Pittsburgh in Ford City Pennsylvania as Zigmund Mihalik 2 on September 22 1916 Mihalik played basketball as a youth and subsequently took up refereeing when officials for a high school game failed to show up During the 1940s the 6 1 Mihalik played professionally for the Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America and the Youngstown Bears of the National Basketball League He then embarked upon a long officiating career working games for the NBA NCAA and Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 and in Mexico City in 1968 3 and was deemed the best official of the game on all levels in the 1950s by Dell Publications until an on court knee injury forced him into retirement in 1972 4 Mihalik was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame in 1996 5 6 Death editMihalik died from cancer at the age of eighty on September 25 1996 in Ford City 7 8 BAA career statistics editLegend GP Games played FG Field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Regular season edit Year Team GP FG FT APG PPG 1946 47 Pittsburgh 7 333 000 0 9 Career 7 333 000 0 9References edit Tanana two others named to Polish American hall Detroit Michigan Detroit Free Press March 22 1996 p 22 subscription required Red Mihalik obituary Lancaster Ohio Lancaster Eagle Gazette September 28 1996 p 5 subscription required Red Mihalik obituary Dayton Ohio Dayton Daily News September 28 1996 p 17 subscription required NPASHF Red Mihalik NPASHF Red Mihalik Tanana two others named to Polish American hall Detroit Free Press March 22 1996 Red Mihalik obituary Dayton Daily News September 28 1996 Red Mihalik obituary Lancaster Eagle Gazette September 28 1996 External links editCareer statistics and player information from NBA com nbsp and Basketball Reference com Basketball Hall of Fame profile National Polish American Hall of Fame profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Red Mihalik amp oldid 1215240343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
