About Jackie Goldsmith
Lived 1921 – 1968 (aged 47). Jackie Goldsmith was an American basketball player.
Jackie Goldsmith (born Hanns Reiner Karl Otto Ludwig Goldschmidt, March 18, 1921 – October 23, 1968 After serving in the Coast Guard, he returned to LIU. Following the close of his college career, Goldsmith played briefly for the Toledo Jeeps of the NBL. He also played for the Portland Indians from 1947 to 1948 in the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League and the Brooklyn Gothams from 1948 to 1949 in the American Basketball League.
In 1951, Goldsmith became one of a number of New York City basketball figures implicated in the 1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal. He was ultimately sentenced to two and a half to four years in prison for fixing games at LIU and Manhattan College.
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Who was Jackie Goldsmith?
American basketball player
When was Jackie Goldsmith born?
Jackie Goldsmith was born on 21 January 1921.
When did Jackie Goldsmith die?
Jackie Goldsmith died on 15 February 1968 in Brooklyn.
What was Jackie Goldsmith's occupation?
Jackie Goldsmith was a basketball player.
What nationality was Jackie Goldsmith?
Jackie Goldsmith was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jackie Goldsmith. https://biography.guide/jackie-goldsmith/
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