About Joe Smyth
Lived 1929 – 1999 (aged 70). Joe Smyth was an American basketball player.
Joseph George Smyth (May 22, 1929 – June 10, 1999) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. He was drafted with the seventy-seventh overall pick in the ninth round of the 1953 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He made his NBA debut on December 30, 1953, for the Knicks and played eight games with them. Joe finished the 1953-54 NBA season with the Baltimore Bullets averaging career totals of 3.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
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Who was Joe Smyth?
American basketball player (1929-1999)
When was Joe Smyth born?
Joe Smyth was born on 22 May 1929 in New York City.
When did Joe Smyth die?
Joe Smyth died on 10 June 1999 in Montauk.
What was Joe Smyth's occupation?
Joe Smyth was a basketball player.
What nationality was Joe Smyth?
Joe Smyth was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Joe Smyth (basketball)
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