Richard Joseph McGuire (January 26, 1926 – February 3, 2010) was an American professional

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player and coach. One of the premier guards of the 1950s, McGuire spent 11 seasons in the NBA (1949–60), eight with the

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and three with the Detroit Pistons. McGuire led the league in assists during his rookie season with a then-record 386 assists, and was among the league's top ten playmakers for ten of his 11 seasons. He was an NBA All-Star seven times (1951,'52, '54-'56, '58, '59), and was named to the

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in 1951. McGuire became player-coach for the Pistons in his last season ( 1959–60), and coached them until 1963. He also coached the Knicks for three seasons, beginning in 1965. He compiled a 197-260 coaching record. McGuire was working as a senior consultant for the Knicks when he died on February 3, 2010 of a ruptured aortic aneurysm at age 84. McGuire's brother Al was also a prominent figure in basketball who coached

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to the 1977 NCAA basketball championship. They are the only pair of brothers inducted into the

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. His nephew,

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, also played in the NBA. The Knicks retired number 15 a second time for McGuire in 1992 (six years earlier, it had been retired for Earl Monroe). McGuire was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on

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in the Basketball Category with the Class of 1994.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

References

External links

BasketballReference.com: Dick McGuire (as coach)

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