Dick Ricketts
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title:
Dick Ricketts
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Richard James Ricketts, Jr. was an American professional basketball and baseball player. Ricketts was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1955 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks out of Duquesne University. Ricketts played professional basketball and baseball simultaneously and retired from basketball to play baseball. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959 and had a 10-season pitching career. He is one of 13 athletes to play in both the NBA and MLB.
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American baseball and basketball player (1933-1988)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Ricketts
date created:
2006-11-25T06:50:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T22:14:23Z
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