Jack Garfinkel

Garfinkel in 1948
Personal information
Born	(1918-06-13)June 13, 1918 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	August 14, 2013(2013-08-14) (aged 95)
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, New York)
College	St. John's (1938–1941)
Playing career	1946–1949
Position	Guard
Number	15, 21
Career history
1944–1945	Philadelphia Sphas
1945–1946	Rochester Royals
1946–1949	Boston Celtics
Career highlights
NBL champion (1946) Haggerty Award (1941)
Career BAA statistics
Points	476
Rebounds	Not tracked
Assists	134
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jacob "Dutch" Garfinkel (June 13, 1918 – August 14, 2013) was an American basketball player.

Garfinkel attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and then nearby St. John's University to play for future Hall of Fame coach Joe Lapchick. In 1941, he won the Haggerty Award, given to the top player in the New York City metropolitan area.

After his college career was over, Garfinkel served in the United States Army during World War II. He then played for the Philadelphia Sphas of the American Basketball League, the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League (NBL), and finally settled in with the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), where he was a member of the franchise's first team in 1946–47.^[1] Garfinkel lasted three seasons with the Celtics, but his career ended prior to the NBL/BAA merger that formed the National Basketball Association in 1949.^[2]

After his playing days were over, Garfinkel became a basketball coach and official. He died on August 14, 2013.^[3] He was the last surviving player of the inaugural Celtics team.

BAA career statistics

See also

• List of select Jewish basketball players

References

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