Joe Colone

Joe Colone
Personal information
Born	January 23, 1924; Berwick, Pennsylvania
Died	July 1, 2009 (aged 85)
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Berwick ; (Berwick, Pennsylvania)
College	Bloomsburg
BAA draft	1948 / Undrafted
Playing career	1948–1953
Position	Forward
Number	18
Career history
1948–1949	New York Knicks
1949–1950	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1950–1951	Allentown Aces
1951–1953	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1953	Elmira Colonels
Career BAA statistics
Points	83 (5.5 ppg)
Assists	9 (0.6 apg)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joseph F. "Bells" Colone[1] (January 23, 1924 – July 1, 2009) was an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks.[1][2][3]

Early life

Colone attended Berwick High School in Berwick, Pennsylvania[1][3] and then played basketball collegiately at Bloomsburg State Teachers College (now named Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania).[1][2][3]

Professional career

He was not drafted into the NBA but still managed to make the Knicks' roster for the 1948–49 season. At 6 feet 5 inches tall and 210 pounds,[1] Joe played the forward position. He only played for one season in the NBA and appeared in 15 games while averaging 5.5 points.[2]

Personal

After his brief stint in the NBA, Colone migrated to Woodbury, New Jersey to teach.[3] He taught at Woodbury Junior-Senior High School from 1954–1986.[1] He was an assistant coach for the football and basketball teams there. Colone mentored rising basketball star Dave Budd, who later went on to play at Wake Forest University and then, coincidentally, the New York Knicks.[3] Budd is still the only Woodbury High School graduate to ever reach the NBA. Budd's career lasted five seasons and he was also responsible in sharing the duty of guarding Wilt Chamberlain during his 100–point game. Budd and Colone stayed friends throughout the rest of Colone's life.[3]

Joe "Bells" Colone died at age 83 on July 1, 2009 after many years of fighting various illnesses.[3] He had been married to his wife Genevieve for 57 years and had five children – four sons and one daughter.[3]

BAA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played
FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage
APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948–49	New York	15	.310	.684	.6	5.5
Career		15	.310	.684	.6	5.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949	New York	4	.233	.500	.8	4.3
Career		4	.233	.500	.8	4.3

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References

"Joe Colone Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
"Joe Colone Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
Shryock, Bob (July 7, 2009). "One of Woodbury's finest leaves lasting legacy". Gloucester County Times. Retrieved July 7, 2009.

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[BBR-1] "Joe Colone Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2009.

[DBB-2] "Joe Colone Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2009.

[GCT-3] Shryock, Bob (July 7, 2009). "One of Woodbury's finest leaves lasting legacy". Gloucester County Times. Retrieved July 7, 2009.