George Hauptfuhrer

George Jost Hauptfuhrer, Jr. (August 1, 1926 – August 2, 2013) was an American basketball player who, despite being taken third overall in the 1948 BAA Draft after a collegiate career at Louisville and Harvard, decided to pursue a career in law.

George Hauptfuhrer
Personal information
BornAugust 1, 1926
Abington Township, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 2, 2013(2013-08-02) (aged 87)
Vero Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolWilliam Penn Charter
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
BAA draft1948: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
PositionCenter
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Hauptfuhrer grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended William Penn Charter School. He then enrolled at Louisville where he played center on the basketball team for two seasons; while attending he was in a Navy training program. Hauptfuhrer transferred to Harvard for his final two years of college; while there, he played on the football, basketball, and track and field teams. He was named an all-Ivy League selection in basketball during his senior year in 1947–48.

In just the second-ever Basketball Association of America draft, Hauptfuhrer was selected third overall by the Boston Celtics. Instead of pursuing a professional basketball career, he decided to enroll at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and became a lawyer.[1]

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