Bud Palmer

John Shove "Bud" Palmer (born John Palmer Flynn; September 14, 1921 – March 19, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and sportscaster. He was a member of the New York Knicks during the team's first three seasons in the Basketball Association of America and was the leading scorer in the team's inaugural 1946–47 season. Palmer is considered to be one of the inventors of the

Born in Hollywood, California, Palmer was the son of football player and actor Maurice Bennett "Lefty" Flynn and singer Blanche Palmer. He was Chief of Protocol and Official Greeter for the City of New York for seven years during John Lindsay's administration. Palmer modeled menswear, advertised Vitalis hair tonic, and wrote as an advice columnist in Glamour magazine.

BAA career statistics Legend GP Games played FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1946–47 New York 42 .307 .669 0.8 9.5 1947–48 New York 48 .315 .744 0.9 13.0 1948–49 New York 58 .350 .762 1.9 12.3Career 148 .326 .739 1.3 11.7

Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1947 New York 5 .351 .600 0.8 15.6 1948 New York 3 .421 .769 0.0 14.0 1949 New York 6 .422 .771 1.7 13.5Career 14 .388 .721 1.0 14.4