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Price Brookfield

1920 – 2006

American basketball player

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About Price Brookfield

Lived 1920 – 2006 (aged 85). Price Brookfield was an American basketball player.

Emery Price Brookfield (May 11, 1920 – April 17, 2006) was an American professional basketball and baseball player.

Brookfield played college basketball for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes and Iowa State Cyclones. He played professionally for the Indianapolis Jets and Rochester Royals of the Basketball Association of America (BAA)) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for 61 games.

Brookfield also played baseball for the Borger Gassers of the West Texas–New Mexico League as a pitcher in 1942 and 1946.

Brookfield served in the United States Navy during World War II. After his retirement from playing, he coached high school basketball, baseball and golf in Indiana. Brookfield died in his home in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

BAA/NBA 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 1948–49 Indianapolis 54 .276 .720 2.5 8.2 Rochester 7 .478 .923 .1 4.9Career 61 .283 .739 2.2 7.8

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Iowa State University
Awards
List of National Basketball League (United States) champions; NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Also known as
Emery Price Brookfield

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Price Brookfield's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Price Brookfield?

American basketball player (1920–2006)

When was Price Brookfield born?

Price Brookfield was born on 11 May 1920 in Floydada.

When did Price Brookfield die?

Price Brookfield died on 17 April 2006 in Pinehurst.

What was Price Brookfield's occupation?

Price Brookfield was a basketball player.

What nationality was Price Brookfield?

Price Brookfield was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Price Brookfield

· Wikidata: Q3911367

· DBpedia: Price Brookfield

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MLA: "Price Brookfield." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/price-brookfield/.

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