Dick Farley (basketball)
Richard L. Farley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth date Winslow, Indiana, United States |
| Died | October 2, 1969 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player |
| Years active | 1954–1956, 1958–1959 |
| Known for | NBA championship with Syracuse Nationals (1955) |
Richard L. Farley (April 13, 1932 – October 2, 1969) was a professional basketball athlete from the United States.
Originating from Winslow, Indiana, Farley was a versatile swingman who contributed to the 1953 national championship squad of Indiana University's men's basketball team. His professional career in the National Basketball Association spanned three seasons (1954–1956; 1958–1959), during which he played for the Syracuse Nationals and the Detroit Pistons. Over his NBA tenure, he maintained an average of 6.5 points per game and earned an NBA championship with Syracuse in 1955.
Farley once held the NBA record for the briefest court time before fouling out, lasting only five minutes on March 12, 1956. This record stood until it was broken in 1997 by Bubba Wells of the Dallas Mavericks, who fouled out in just three minutes.
He passed away from cancer on October 2, 1969.
NBA
Source
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Nbay† | Syracuse | 69 | 16.1 | .385 | .677 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| Template:Nbay | Syracuse | 72 | 19.8 | .373 | .691 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 6.7 |
| Template:Nbay | Detroit | 70 | 18.3 | .393 | .737 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| Career | 211 | 18.1 | .384 | .700 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 6.7 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955† | Syracuse | 11* | 15.3 | .339 | .560 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| 1956 | Syracuse | 8 | 21.1 | .472 | .613 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 10.1 |
| 1959 | Detroit | 3 | 11.0 | .417 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Career | 22 | 16.8 | .414 | .596 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 6.8 | |