Edward C. Picken Sr. (June 13, 1907 – November 17, 1994) was an early American professional

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player. He played in two games in the Eastern Basketball League for Camden Athletic Club during the 1931–32 season. Picken attended

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from 1922 to 1926, spent one college prep year at

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in 1926–27, and then matriculated at

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in the fall of 1927. At Dartmouth he played for the

and

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teams. His older brother, Jim Picken, also played numerous sports at Dartmouth, and the two of them were teammates for Camden during Eddie's two-game professional stint. Beginning in 1931, Eddie served as basketball and baseball coach, athletic director, and schoolteacher at Troy High School in

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for 40 years. The school's hall of fame is named in his honor. He died on November 17, 1994, at the Mount Holly Center in

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