Personal information | |
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Born | Natchitoches, Louisiana | November 16, 1921
Died | February 5, 2012 Jennings, Louisiana | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
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Position | Forward |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1947 | Rochester Royals |
1947–1948 | Memphis Legionnaires |
1947–1948 | Mobile Bears |
1952–1953 | Cobb's Barbeque |
1953–1954 | Flying Red Horses |
As coach: | |
1947–1948 | Memphis Legionnaires |
Ocie Eldridge Richie (November 16, 1921 – February 5, 2012) is an American former professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League for one game during the 1946–47 season.[1][3] He also competed in the Southern Professional Basketball League for various teams, even serving as the player-coach for much of the Memphis Legionnaires' 1947–48 team.[4]
Richie played one year of basketball for the University of Arkansas, and two years in both basketball and track for Northwestern State University.[2] In 1980 he was inducted into Northwestern State's Hall of Fame.[5]