Nelson Bobb

Nelson Bobb
Personal information
Born(1924-02-25)February 25, 1924
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 2003(2003-12-08) (aged 79)
Irvine, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Philadelphia
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeTemple (1942–1943, 1946–1949)
1949: 3rd round
Drafted byPhiladelphia Warriors
Playing career
1949–1953
PositionPoint guard
Number5
Career history
1949–1953Philadelphia Warriors
Career statistics
Points1,052 (4.6 ppg)
Rebounds405 (2.4 rpg)
Assists488 (2.1 apg)
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Nelson S. "Nitzy" Bobb (February 25, 1924 – December 8, 2003) was an American basketball player.

Early life

Born and raised in Philadelphia, he played collegiately for hometown Temple University.

NBA career

He was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1949 BAA draft and the Syracuse Nationals in the 1949 NBL draft.

He played for the Warriors (1949–53) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 227 games.

Halls of Fame

Bobb is an inductee of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Death

Bobb died December 8, 2003 in Irvine, California at the age of 79.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Philadelphia 57–.323.626–.84.2
1950–51 Philadelphia 53–.329.5571.91.52.8
1951–52 Philadelphia 6219.2.359.5932.42.75.1
1952–53 Philadelphia 5523.4.374.6482.93.56.2
Career 22721.2.350.6122.42.14.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Philadelphia 2–.333––.51.0
1951 Philadelphia 1–––.02.0.0
1952 Philadelphia 39.7.333.400.7.31.3
Career 69.7.333.400.5.71.0

References

  1. ↑ https://phillyjewishsports.org/2014/03/nelson-nitzy-bobb/
  2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92150915/nelson-bobb#source
  3. ↑ "Nelson Bobb". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2023.