Ernest Joseph Beck (December 11, 1931 – December 12, 2024) was an American professional basketball player. Born in
Philadelphia
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, Beck played seven years in the
National Basketball Association
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for the
Philadelphia Warriors,
St. Louis Hawks, and
Syracuse Nationals. He was a territorial pick in the 1953
NBA draft, selected by the Warriors. Beck attended
University of Pennsylvania
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.
Beck played one game for the
Lancaster Red Roses of the
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) in 1954. He played for the Sunbury Mercuries of the EPBL from 1960 to 1964.
Beck was selected to the All-EPBL Second Team in 1963.
[ He served as head coach of the Mercuries during the 1963–64 season and accumulated a 2–6 record.
He died in ]West Chester, Pennsylvania
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on December 12, 2024, one day after his 93rd birthday.Ernest Joseph Beck Obituary
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NBA career statistics
Regular season
, -
, align="left" , 1953–54
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, 15 , , - , , 28.1 , , .275 , , - , , .791 , , 3.3 , , 2.3 , , - , , - , , 7.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" , 1955–56†
, align="left" , Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 67 , , - , , 15.0 , , .387 , , - , , .717 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , - , , - , , 5.2
, -
, align="left" , 1956–57
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, style="background:#cfecec;" , 72* , , - , , 24.2 , , .384 , , - , , .707 , , 4.3 , , 2.6 , , - , , - , , 7.0
, -
, align="left" , 1957–58
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, 71 , , - , , 27.8 , , .398 , , - , , .837 , , 4.3 , , 2.7 , , - , , - , , 10.1
, -
, align="left" , 1958–59
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, 70 , , - , , 14.5 , , .390 , , - , , .662 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , - , , - , , 5.3
, -
, align="left" , 1959–60
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, 66 , , - , , 12.3 , , .388 , , - , , .844 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , - , , - , , 3.9
, -
, align="left" , 1960–61
, align="left" , St. Louis
, 7 , , - , , 8.9 , , .333 , , - , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , 1.9 , , - , , - , , 2.7
, -
, align="left" , 1960–61
, align="left" , Syracuse
, 3 , , - , , 6.7 , , .375 , , - , , .500 , , 3.7 , , 0.7 , , - , , - , , 2.3
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 371 , , - , , 19.0 , , .383 , , - , , .762 , , 3.2 , , 1.8 , , - , , - , , 6.3
Playoffs
, -
, style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" , 1955–56†
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, style="background:#cfecec;" , 10* , , - , , 25.0 , , .431 , , - , , .710 , , 5.1 , , 2.2 , , - , , - , , 8.4
, -
, align="left" , 1956–57
, align="left" , Philadelphia
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, 2 , , - , , 44.5 , , .368 , , - , , 1.000 , , 5.0 , , 2.5 , , - , , - , , 15.5
, -
, align="left" , 1957–58
, align="left" , Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 8 , , - , , 19.5 , , .377 , , - , , .667 , , 4.0 , , 1.6 , , - , , - , , 6.5
, -
, align="left" , 1959–60
, align="left" , Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 4 , , - , , 5.5 , , .444 , , - , , .000 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , - , , - , , 2.0
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 24 , , - , , 21.5 , , .400 , , - , , .705 , , 4.1 , , 1.8 , , - , , - , , 7.3
See also
* List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders
* List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders
References
External links
*
Career statistics
1931 births
2024 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Philadelphia
Penn Quakers men's basketball players
Philadelphia Warriors draft picks
Philadelphia Warriors players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
St. Louis Hawks players
Syracuse Nationals players
20th-century American sportsmen
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