Rick Barry Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the only player to ever lead the NCAA, the NBA and the ABA in scoring
• Was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987
• In 1996, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
• Played basketball for the University of Miami on a scholarship
• Four of his sons played college and professional basketball, Scooter Barry for the University o Kansas and in the Continental Basketball Association, Jon for Georgia Tech and the NBA, Drew for Georgia Tech, and Brent for Oregon State and the NBA
• Was drafted second overall in the 1965 NBA Draft by the San Francisco Warriors
• Quote: "[on the Oakland Oaks becoming the Washington Capitols] "If I wanted to go to Washington, I'd run for President․""
• Quote: "I was not an easy person to get along with․ I didn't have a lot of tact․"
• Teamed with Bill Russell to form a highly opinionated announcing duo as part of the broadcasting career that followed his retirement from the NBA
• Known for his offensive skills as a basketball player in both the ABA and NBA