Joseph Bohomiel Lapchick was a professional basketball player, mostly known for playing with the Original Celtics in the 1920s and 30s. He is commonly regarded as the best center of his era, overshadowed (if anything) in his later years only by Tarzan Cooper. After ending his playing career in 1937, Lapchick became head coach at St. John's University, a position he held until 1947, when he took over the New York Knicks in the NBA.

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  • Joseph Bohomiel Lapchick was a professional basketball player, mostly known for playing with the Original Celtics in the 1920s and 30s. He is commonly regarded as the best center of his era, overshadowed (if anything) in his later years only by Tarzan Cooper. After ending his playing career in 1937, Lapchick became head coach at St. John's University, a position he held until 1947, when he took over the New York Knicks in the NBA. Lapchick coached the Knicks until 1957, leading them to three consecutive NBA Finals appearances (1951-53). He then returned to St. John's, coaching them until 1965.
  • Joe Lapchick war ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler und -trainer. Er ist bekannt durch seine Zeit bei den Original Celtics in den 1920er und 1930er Jahren. Lapchick gilt als der erste echte Bigman des Basketballs; trotz seiner (für die damalige Zeit) riesigen 1,96 m war er ungewöhnlich agil. Nach seiner aktiven Karriere trainiert er mehrere Profimannschaften sowie die Uni-Mannschaft der Saint John's University. Zwischen 1951 und 1953 führte Lapchick die New York Knicks dreimal in Folge ins NBA-Finale, unterlag dabei allerdings jedes Mal. Lapchick wurde 1966 in die Basketball Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Im Alter von 70 Jahren starb er an einem Herzanfall.
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  • Joseph Bohomiel Lapchick was a professional basketball player, mostly known for playing with the Original Celtics in the 1920s and 30s. He is commonly regarded as the best center of his era, overshadowed (if anything) in his later years only by Tarzan Cooper. After ending his playing career in 1937, Lapchick became head coach at St. John's University, a position he held until 1947, when he took over the New York Knicks in the NBA.
  • Joe Lapchick war ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler und -trainer. Er ist bekannt durch seine Zeit bei den Original Celtics in den 1920er und 1930er Jahren. Lapchick gilt als der erste echte Bigman des Basketballs; trotz seiner (für die damalige Zeit) riesigen 1,96 m war er ungewöhnlich agil. Nach seiner aktiven Karriere trainiert er mehrere Profimannschaften sowie die Uni-Mannschaft der Saint John's University.
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  • Joe Lapchick
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