Edward Burton (August 13, 1939 – May 28, 2012) was an American

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player. Burton attended

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as a freshman but dropped out in January 1958. He played for the

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of the

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(EPBL) from 1959 to 1962. He won an EPBL championship with the Jets in 1962. Burton was selected to the All-EPBL First Team in 1962. He played for the

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(1961–62) and

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(1964–65) in the

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for 15 games. Burton's brother, M. C., also played basketball.

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

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* 1939 births 2012 deaths Allentown Jets players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Arkansas Forwards (basketball) Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players New York Knicks players St. Louis Hawks players Undrafted NBA players 20th-century American sportsmen {{1930s-US-basketball-bio-stub