 McCaffrey from the 1960 Archive | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 24, 1938 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 4, 2012 (aged 73) Bellaire, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Cascia Hall ( Tulsa, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Saint Louis (1957–1960) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1960: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Buchan Bakers | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1964 | Akron Wingfoots | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey (December 24, 1938 – March 4, 2012) [1] was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the fourth place squad at the 1963 FIBA World Championship. [2]
McCaffrey was born in Tucson, Arizona and played collegiately at Saint Louis. [2] [3] Later, in 1994, he was inducted into the school's hall of fame. [4]
Aside from playing for the national team, McCaffrey played in the Amateur Athletic Union, first for the Buchan Bakers and then for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots. [5] He was named an AAU All-American three times (1962–1964) while playing for the Wingfoots. [6] He also played 16 times for the United States.
- ^ "John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey". Akron Beacon Journal. Black Press. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ^ a b "Pete McCaffrey – Olympics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "All-Time USA Men's Olympic Alphabetical Roster". USAbasketball.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Billiken Hall of Fame Members". Saint Louis University. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Buchan Bakers in the Pros, U.S. Olympics, and Final Fours". BuchanBakers.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Bradley, Robert (2011). "Amateur Athletic Union Basketball". APBR.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1938 births
- 1963 FIBA World Championship players
- 2012 deaths
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Tucson, Arizona
- Cascia Hall Preparatory School alumni
- Forwards (basketball)
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball players
- United States men's national basketball team players
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McCaffrey from the 1960 Archive | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 24, 1938 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 4, 2012 (aged 73) Bellaire, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Cascia Hall ( Tulsa, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Saint Louis (1957–1960) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1960: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Buchan Bakers | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1964 | Akron Wingfoots | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey (December 24, 1938 – March 4, 2012) [1] was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the fourth place squad at the 1963 FIBA World Championship. [2]
McCaffrey was born in Tucson, Arizona and played collegiately at Saint Louis. [2] [3] Later, in 1994, he was inducted into the school's hall of fame. [4]
Aside from playing for the national team, McCaffrey played in the Amateur Athletic Union, first for the Buchan Bakers and then for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots. [5] He was named an AAU All-American three times (1962–1964) while playing for the Wingfoots. [6] He also played 16 times for the United States.
- ^ "John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey". Akron Beacon Journal. Black Press. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ^ a b "Pete McCaffrey – Olympics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "All-Time USA Men's Olympic Alphabetical Roster". USAbasketball.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Billiken Hall of Fame Members". Saint Louis University. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Buchan Bakers in the Pros, U.S. Olympics, and Final Fours". BuchanBakers.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Bradley, Robert (2011). "Amateur Athletic Union Basketball". APBR.org. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1938 births
- 1963 FIBA World Championship players
- 2012 deaths
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Tucson, Arizona
- Cascia Hall Preparatory School alumni
- Forwards (basketball)
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball players
- United States men's national basketball team players