Frank Ramsey (basketball)

Frank Vernon Ramsey, Jr. (born the July 13rd 1931 with Corydon in the Kentucky) is a former player and professional trainer American of Basket-ball. Leader of play of 1m80, it played during the nine years of his career (of 1954 with 1964) with the Boston Celtics by having an important role in the dynasty, gaining seven rings of champions. Ramsey was also trainer as a chief of the Kentucky Colonels in ABA during the season 1970 - 1971.

University of Kentucky

Ramsey played in NCAA with the Université of Kentucky under the orders of the legendary trainer Adolph Rupp. At the time of its year sophomore in 1951, it helped Kentucky to gain the title NCAA with an assessment of 68 victories - 58 defeats. With the autumn 1952, a scandal struck three players of Kentucky (one of them was one of the fellow-members of Ramsey at the time of title NCAA 1951), with a four year old suspensions for the team of Kentucky, depriving Ramsey of its year senior.

Ramsey, Hagan and Tsioropoulos were graduate of Kentucky in 1953 and became eligible for the draft. The three players were selected by the Boston Celtics - Ramsey with the first turn, Hagan with the third and Tsioropoulos with the seventh.

At the time of its career NCAA, Ramsey registered: 1344 points, placing it at the 4th rank of the history of the school, and collected: 1038 rebounds, a record beaten later by daN Issel.

Boston Celtics

After its season rookie for Celtics at the time of the season 1954-1955, Ramsey spent one year in the army before joining the team. In the eight following seasons, it gained seven championships NBA. He was a key player of the dynasty of Celtics, evolving/moving behind the future members of the Hall-off-Famed the duet made up of Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman and playing with five futures Hall-off-Famers Bill Russell, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Tom Heinsohn and John Havlicek. At the time of its 623 matches NBA, Ramsey registered: 8378 points for an average of 13,4 points per match. He was established with the Basketball Hall off Famed in 1982. Its number 23 was withdrawn by Celtics.

The best statistical season of Ramsey was at the time of the season 1957-1958; it carried out averages of 16,5 points and 7,3 rebounds per match. It was also at the time of the only season when it was absent because of its military service that Celtics did not gain title NBA; it is the team of the St Louis Hawks carried out by Bob Pettit (of which made also part Cliff Hagan, the ex-fellow-member of Ramsey at the university) and who had beaten them at the time of Finales NBA.

Ramsey had a short career of trainer at the time of the season 1970-71 in ABA with the Kentucky Colonels, which were carried out by two former members of Kentucky Wildcats - Issel, a rookie and Louie Dampier. The Colonels lost vis-a-vis the Utah Stars (which were pulled by Sharman, the ex-fellow-member of Ramsey to Celtics) at the time of the Finales ABA, 4 matches with 3. Joe Mullaney replaced Ramsey as trainer the following season.

The first 6th man of NBA

The trainer of Ramsey, Red Auerbach, is often credited throughout the world with the basketball in creation with the principle with the sixth man. Whereas Ramsey was one of the best players of Celtics, it was more effective at exit of bench and Auerbach wanted that it keeps its freshness in the back lines for the ends of matches. Ramsey was the first of a series of sixth man which gained the championship with Celtics. After the retirement of Ramsey, Celtics had successively sixth men such John Havlicek, Paul Silas, Kevin McHale and Bill Walton.

The November 15th 2005, the house of Ramsey was destroyed by a Tornade with Madisonville, Kentucky. Ramsey was found inanimate.

External bonds

Biography of Frank Ramsey on Hoophall.com

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