Bob Houbregs

Robert J. "Bob" Houbregs (March 12, 1932 – May 28, 2014) was a Canadian professional basketball forward-center. He stood at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). Houbregs was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Hawks, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons.

Houbregs played college basketball at the University of Washington with the Huskies. In 1953, he was named NCAA Player of the Year. He was also named as a Consensus All-America selection and helped lead the Huskies to the Final Four.

After retiring in 1958, Houbregs became the general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics. He served as the general manager from 1970 until 1973.

Houbregs was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

On May 28, 2014, Houbregs died in Olympia, Washington. He was 82.

References

  1. ↑ "Looking Back 90 Years: Houbregs Crosses the Border". Canada Basketball. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Washington star and NBA Hall of Famer, Bob Houbregs, dies at 82". NCAA. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Bob Houbregs, Husky basketball icon, dies at 82". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Robert J. "Bob" Houbregs". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  5. ↑ "Houbregs named to Canadian Basketball Hall". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Famer, ex-No. 2 overall pick Houbregs dies at 82". NBA. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

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