Dan Swartz

Daniel S. Swartz (December 23, 1934 – April 3, 1997) was an American basketball player born in Owingsville, Kentucky. He scored 2,088 points in his high school career and was just shy from breaking Wah Wah Jones’ national high school scoring record.

Starting off his career, Swartz played one season at the University of Kentucky before transferring home. The forward transferred to Morehead State University, Swartz played one season (1962-63) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 4.5 points per game and won an NBA Championship ring when the Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1963 NBA Finals.

When his basketball career came to an end he became the local county sheriff then later to be the field representative for U.S. Rep. Scotty Baesler. With his wife they had 5 children, 4 sons and 1 daughter. At the age of 65 from a sudden heart attack. In 1999, Morehead State University retired Swartz's jersey to be hung in the rafters.

Now his hometown of Owingsville honors him by hosting the "Dan Swartz Classic," a basketball tournament held at Bath County High School.

Career statistics

NBA Source

Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG † Boston 39 8.6 .380 .847 2.3 .5 4.5

Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1963† Boston 1 4.0 – – .0 .0 .0