Hal Uplinger

Harold Francis Uplinger (September 30, 1929 – February 1, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and television producer.

Hal Uplinger
Personal information
Born(1929-09-30)September 30, 1929
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 1, 2011(2011-02-01) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn Marshall
(Los Angeles, California)
College
NBA draft1953: undrafted
PositionShooting guard
Number17
Career history
1953Baltimore Bullets
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard from Long Island University, Uplinger spent the 1953–54 NBA season with the Baltimore Bullets, scoring 86 points in 23 games.[1]

He was the Northern League basketball player of the year at John Marshall High School, and an All-Los Angeles City player as well, going on to play for the National Championship Junior College team at Los Angeles City College before playing at L.I.U. for legendary coach Clair Bee. He is the only Marshall High School (opened in 1931) basketball player to ever play in the NBA.

Television producer

He worked for CBS in Los Angeles and New York as the production manager at KCBS, then as sports producer for the CBS Television Network. He produced the American side of Live Aid and was responsible for the international distribution of the 16-hour broadcast to 155 countries and raised $283.7 million for the Band Aid Trust. Uplinger produced many world wide TV broadcasts mainly using top musical talent promoting humanitarian themes.

He is considered to be the co-founder, along with Tony Verna, of the system used to present instant replays on television.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1953–54 Baltimore 23 11.7 .351 .909 1.3 1.1 3.7

References

  1. "Hal Uplinger NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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