McCaffrey from the 1960 Archive | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 24, 1938 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 4, 2012 (aged 73) Bellaire, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Cascia Hall (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Saint Louis (1957–1960) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1960: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Buchan Bakers | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1964 | Akron Wingfoots | ||||||||||||||
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John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey (December 24, 1938 – March 4, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the fourth place squad at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.
McCaffrey was born in Tucson, Arizona and played collegiately at Saint Louis. Later, in 1994, he was inducted into the school's hall of fame.
Aside from playing for the national team, McCaffrey played in the Amateur Athletic Union, first for the Buchan Bakers and then for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots. He was named an AAU All-American three times (1962–1964) while playing for the Wingfoots. He also played 16 times for the United States.
References
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- ^ "All-Time USA Men's Olympic Alphabetical Roster". USAbasketball.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Billiken Hall of Fame Members". Saint Louis University. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Buchan Bakers in the Pros, U.S. Olympics, and Final Fours". BuchanBakers.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Bradley, Robert (2011). "Amateur Athletic Union Basketball". APBR.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved May 5, 2011.