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Also known as Richard Francis Dennis Barry III

American basketball player

Person · Open Library

Works
12

Top works

  • Winning Big
  • Getting The Fix - Excerpt
  • Every Woman's Fantasy Series Introduction
  • Getting The Fix - Chronicle I - Every Woman's Fantasy Series
  • Just Shut Up!

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Film & TV

Acting · Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who starred at the NCAA, American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association levels. Barry ranks among the most prolific scorers and all-around players in basketball history. His 16 year professional career highlights include an ABA championship in 1969 with the Oakland…

Known for

  • Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association — Self2026
  • Goliath — Self2023
  • Uncle Drew — Rick Barry2018
  • Basketball: A Love Story — Self2018
  • Basketball Man — Self2007
  • Coach — Rick Barry1989
  • A Different World — Rick Barry1987
  • Fame — Player #21982
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
  • Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association — Self

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1943-06-17
adult contemporaryeasy listeningjazzpopsoft rock

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Listeners
979
Total plays
11,056

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folkrocksinger-songwriteracousticjersey

Rick Barry is a multiple award winning Songwriter and performer. In 2006 he became the first Folk musician to have two songs awarded in the final four by the John Lennon Songwriting contest. Also, in 2006 living legend Neil Young posted Rick's award winning song "Courage for a Rainy Day" on his website, listing it as one of the "top songs of the times." Prestigious New Jersey publications such as The Star Ledger, The Aquarian, and Upstage Magazine have called Rick "The Next Billy Bragg" and "A L

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Key facts

1992
Cedar Rapids Sharpshooters
2000
Florida Sea Dragons
Born
( 1944-03-28 ) March 28, 1944 (age 82) , Elizabeth, New Jersey , U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
205 lb (93 kg)
High school
Roselle Park , ( Roselle Park, New Jersey )
College
Miami (Florida) (1962–1965)
Nba draft
1965 : 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by
San Francisco Warriors
Playing career
1965–1980
Position
Small forward
Number
24, 2, 4
Coaching career
1992–2000
1965 1967
San Francisco Warriors
1968 1970
Oakland Oaks / Washington Caps
1970 1972
New York Nets
1972 1978
Golden State Warriors
1978 1980
Houston Rockets

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Retired Basketball
Position
Small Forward
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Mass
93
Image
Rick Barry.jpg
Height
201
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date of birth
1944-03-28
Commons category
Rick Barry
end of work period
1980-00-00
start of work period
1965-00-00
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Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. Barry ranks among the most prolific scorers and all-around players in basketball history. He is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), American Basketball Association (ABA), and National Basketball Association (NBA) in points per game in a season. He ranks as the all-time ABA scoring leader in regular season (30.5 points per game) and postseason (33.5) play, while his 36.3 points per game are the most in NBA Finals history.

Barry is widely known for his unorthodox underhand free throw technique. His career .880 free throw percentage ranks No. 1 in ABA history, and his .900 percentage was the best of any NBA player at the time of his retirement in 1980. In 1987, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1996, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. In October 2021, Barry was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

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