Ocie Richie

Ocie Eldridge Richie (November 16, 1921 – February 5, 2012) is an American former professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League for one game during the 1946–47 season.[1][3] He also competed in the Southern Professional Basketball League for various teams, even serving as the player-coach for much of the Memphis Legionnaires' 1947–48 team.[4]

Ocie Richie
Personal information
Born(1921-11-16)November 16, 1921
Natchitoches, Louisiana
DiedFebruary 5, 2012(2012-02-05) (aged 90)
Jennings, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College
PositionForward
Career history
As player:
1947Rochester Royals
1947–1948Memphis Legionnaires
1947–1948Mobile Bears
1952–1953Cobb's Barbeque
1953–1954Flying Red Horses
As coach:
1947–1948Memphis Legionnaires
Career highlights and awards
  • Northwestern State Hall of Fame (1980)

Richie played one year of basketball for the University of Arkansas, and two years in both basketball and track for Northwestern State University.[2] In 1980 he was inducted into Northwestern State's Hall of Fame.[5]

References

  1. "Ocie Richie NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. "Ocie Richie". Peach Basket Society. May 27, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. "Ocie Richie Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. "1947–48 Memphis Legionnaires / Mobile Gulls (SPBL)". Peach Basket Society. February 5, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. "Ocie Richie (1980)". N-Club. Northwestern State University. Retrieved August 14, 2019.


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