Rick Barry
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944-03-28
- 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
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 979
- Total plays
- 11,056
Tags
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
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
Key dates
- Born
- 28 March 1944
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Elizabeth
- Child
- Canyon Barry
- Occupation
- basketball coach
- Educated at
- University of Miami
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
Article
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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