Dick Triptow was a fixture in Chicago basketball circles for four decades. As a teenager, he starred at Lane Tech High School and then went on to DePaul University were he was named an All-American in 1944. Triptow spent the first four seasons of his professional basketball career in Chicago. Playing alongside De Paul teammate, George Mikan, Triptow helped the Chicago Gears win the 1947 National Basketball League championship. After finishing the final years of his playing career away from the city, Triptow returned to Chicago where he taught and coached high school basketball for nine seasons and then coached basketball at Lake Forest College from 1959 until 1973.
| DICK TRIPTOW |
Height: |
6:00 |
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Weight: |
170 |
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College: |
DePaul’44 |
| Richard Floyd Triptow Jr. |
Born: Nov 3, 1922 |
Died: Feb 20, 2015 |
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Hometown: |
Chicago, Ill. |
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Tip Toe Triptow |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1940-41 |
DePaul (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1941-42 |
DePaul |
College |
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| 1942-43 |
DePaul |
College |
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| 1943-44 |
DePaul |
College |
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| 1944-45 |
Chicago |
NBL |
30 |
113 |
73 |
109 |
.670 |
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299 |
10.0 |
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| 1945-46 |
Chicago |
NBL |
34 |
68 |
85 |
127 |
.669 |
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221 |
6.5 |
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| 1946-47 |
Chicago |
NBL |
44 |
59 |
60 |
90 |
.667 |
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178 |
4.0 |
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| 1947-48 |
Chicago |
PBLA |
8 |
24 |
7 |
14 |
.500 |
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55 |
6.9 |
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| 1947-48 |
Tri Cities–Fort Wayne |
NBL |
57 |
92 |
87 |
138 |
.630 |
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271 |
4.8 |
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| 1948-49 |
Fort Wayne |
BAA |
55 |
116 |
102 |
141 |
.723 |
96 |
334 |
6.1 |
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| 1949-50 |
Baltimore |
NBA |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
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2 |
0.5 |
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| 1949-50 |
Racine Knights |
Indep |
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| 1950-51 |
Racine Knights |
Indep |
8 |
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97 |
12.1 |
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Major League Totals |
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240 |
472 |
416 |
611 |
.681 |
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1360 |
5.7 |
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POST SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1944-45 |
Chicago |
NBL |
3 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
.462 |
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28 |
9.3 |
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| 1944-45 |
Chicago |
WBT |
4 |
16 |
10 |
18 |
.556 |
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42 |
10.5 |
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| 1945-46 |
Fort Wayne |
WBT |
5 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
.750 |
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29 |
5.8 |
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| 1946-47 |
Chicago |
NBL |
11 |
19 |
15 |
22 |
.682 |
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53 |
4.8 |
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| 1947-48 |
Fort Wayne |
NBL |
4 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
.333 |
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19 |
4.8 |
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| 1948 |
Fort Wayne |
WBT |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
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12 |
12.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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28 |
70 |
43 |
70 |
.614 |
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183 |
6.5 |
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When he was just 17 years old, Joe Tripp signed to play pro basketball with the Brooklyn Knights of St. Anthony, one of of the premier independent teams in New York city. During his career that spanned over a decade, Tripp became one of most idolized players in Brooklyn because of his bone jarring in your face defensive play. After five seasons with the Knights, Tripp played for the famed New York Celtics for two seasons before he returned to the Knights in 1921 when they entered the Metropolitan Basketball League. Known as the the Duke of Greenpoint, Tripp was widely regarded as the best defender in the MBL. During the early 1920’s , Tripp also played for Cohoes in the New York State League and helped lead them to the 1921-22 NYSL championship.
| JOE TRIPP |
Height: |
6:01 |
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Weight: |
180 |
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College: |
None |
| Maynard Joseph Anthony Tripp |
Born: |
Sep 18, 1897 |
Died: |
Sep 6, |
1954 |
Hometown: |
Brooklyn, NY |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1914-15 |
Brooklyn Knights of St.Anthony |
Indep |
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| 1915-16 |
Brooklyn Knights of St.Anthony |
Indep |
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| 1916-17 |
Brooklyn Knights of St.Anthony |
Indep |
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| 1916-17 |
Paterson |
IBL |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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5 |
2.5 |
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| 1917-18 |
Brooklyn Knights of St.Anthony |
Indep |
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| 1919-20 |
Brooklyn Knights of St.Anthony |
Indep |
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| 1919-20 |
New YorkCeltics |
Indep |
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| 1920-21 |
New York Celtics |
Indep |
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| 1920-21 |
Albany All Stars |
Indep |
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| 1920-21 |
Cohoes |
NYSL |
22 |
28 |
28 |
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84 |
3.8 |
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| 1921-22 |
Cohoes |
NYSL |
41 |
70 |
63 |
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203 |
5.0 |
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| 1921-22 |
Greenpoint |
MBL |
19 |
30 |
40 |
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100 |
5.3 |
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| 1922-23 |
Cohoes |
NYSL |
25 |
42 |
79 |
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163 |
6.5 |
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| 1922-23 |
Greenpoint |
MBL |
40 |
50 |
65 |
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165 |
4.1 |
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| 1922-23 |
Holyoke |
IL |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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4 |
4.0 |
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| 1923-24 |
Cohoes–Utica–Mohawk |
NYSL |
9 |
8 |
18 |
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34 |
3.8 |
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| 1923-24 |
Greenpoint |
MBL |
32 |
40 |
54 |
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134 |
4.2 |
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| 1924-25 |
Paterson |
MBL |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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2 |
2.0 |
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| 1924-25 |
St.Johnsbury (Vt) |
Indep |
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| 1926-27 |
Ridgewood*Orange |
NLN |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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4 |
2.0 |
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| 1926-27 |
St.Johnsbury (Vt) |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
|
194 |
223 |
354 |
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|
800 |
4.1 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1923-24 |
Cohoes |
NYSL |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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4 |
2.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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2 |
1 |
2 |
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4 |
2.0 |
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Howard “Ziddy” Trautwein was longtime fixture on the Philadelphia baskeball scene, first as a player, and later as high school and college basketball coach.
| ZIDDY TRAUTWEIN |
Height: |
5:08 |
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Weight: |
140 |
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College: |
None |
| Harry Trautwein |
Born: Jan 3, 1898 |
Died: Oct 22, 1972 |
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Hometown: |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1917-18 |
Philadelphia Hancock |
ALP |
11 |
37 |
23 |
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97 |
8.8 |
| 1918-19 |
U.S. Navy |
Military Service |
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| 1918-19 |
Wildwood |
Indep |
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| 1918-19 |
Philadelphia Hancock |
ALP |
14 |
44 |
36 |
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16 |
124 |
8.9 |
| 1918-19 |
Glouster Pusey & Jones |
DRSL |
7 |
19 |
11 |
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49 |
7.0 |
| 1919-20 |
Philadelphia Rookwood |
Indep |
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| 1919-20 |
North Philadelphia |
EBL |
5 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
.556 |
2 |
9 |
1.8 |
| 1919-20 |
Philadelphia Hancock |
ALP |
4 |
9 |
7 |
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25 |
6.3 |
| 1920-21 |
West Chester |
Indep |
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| 1921-22 |
Wilkes-Barre |
EBL |
7 |
10 |
14 |
33 |
.424 |
1 |
34 |
4.9 |
| 1921-22 |
Philadelphia Rookwoods |
Indep |
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| 1922-23 |
Philadelphia |
EBL |
14 |
10 |
20 |
41 |
.488 |
10 |
40 |
2.9 |
| 1922-23 |
Philadelphia Holy Name |
PBL |
8 |
4 |
23 |
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31 |
3.9 |
| 1923-24 |
West Philadelphia Shanahan |
PBL |
36 |
157 |
83 |
125 |
.664 |
22 |
157 |
4.4 |
| 1923-24 |
Boyertown |
Indep |
22 |
35 |
81 |
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|
151 |
6.9 |
| 1924-25 |
25Philadelphia Shanahan–PhiladelphiaKayoula– Philadelphia Tri-Counci |
PBL |
9 |
9 |
23 |
38 |
.605 |
4 |
41 |
4.6 |
| 1925-26 |
Philadelphia Cranes |
EBL |
1 |
0 |
11 |
348 |
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11 |
11.0 |
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Major League Totals |
|
84 |
81 |
|
|
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|
348 |
4.1 |