Personal information | |
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Born | Iceland | 13 February 1948
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1965–1983 |
Position | Guard/ forward |
Career history | |
1965–1970 | KFR |
1970–1983 | Valur |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Þórir Magnússon (born 13 February 1948) is an Icelandic former basketball player and the former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. Nicknamed "Rocket Man", [1] [2] he was known as a high scoring guard and led the Icelandic Basketball League in scoring for several seasons. [3]
On 20 February 1967 Þórir scored a league record 57 points for KFR against ÍS, breaking Einar Bollason’s record of 49 points. [4] [5] For the season he led all players in scoring, totalling 311 points for an average of 31.1 points per game. [6]
Þórir led the league again in scoring in 1968, [7] 1970, [8] 1972 and 1973. [9] [10] In 1974, he won his third straight scoring title, setting a then league record in the process with 416 points. [11]
On 17 March 1980 Þórir scored 32 points [12] [1] in a 100-93 victory against KR in the last game of the season, guaranteeing Valur the first place in the league and the clubs first national championship. [13] [14]
From 1967 to 1977, Þórir played 46 games for the Icelandic national team. [15]
Þórir's brother, Jóhannes Magnússon, played for several seasons in the Icelandic league. [16] [17] He played 15 games for the Icelandic national team from 1974 to 1976. [15]
Personal information | |
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Born | Iceland | 13 February 1948
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1965–1983 |
Position | Guard/ forward |
Career history | |
1965–1970 | KFR |
1970–1983 | Valur |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Þórir Magnússon (born 13 February 1948) is an Icelandic former basketball player and the former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. Nicknamed "Rocket Man", [1] [2] he was known as a high scoring guard and led the Icelandic Basketball League in scoring for several seasons. [3]
On 20 February 1967 Þórir scored a league record 57 points for KFR against ÍS, breaking Einar Bollason’s record of 49 points. [4] [5] For the season he led all players in scoring, totalling 311 points for an average of 31.1 points per game. [6]
Þórir led the league again in scoring in 1968, [7] 1970, [8] 1972 and 1973. [9] [10] In 1974, he won his third straight scoring title, setting a then league record in the process with 416 points. [11]
On 17 March 1980 Þórir scored 32 points [12] [1] in a 100-93 victory against KR in the last game of the season, guaranteeing Valur the first place in the league and the clubs first national championship. [13] [14]
From 1967 to 1977, Þórir played 46 games for the Icelandic national team. [15]
Þórir's brother, Jóhannes Magnússon, played for several seasons in the Icelandic league. [16] [17] He played 15 games for the Icelandic national team from 1974 to 1976. [15]