Bobby Speight

Bobby Speight
College NC State
Conference Southern
Sport Basketball
Position Forward
Jersey # 80
Nationality American
Born October 7, 1930
Died March 1, 2007(2007-03-01) (aged 76)
Richmond, Virginia
Awards
  • 1953 All-American
  • 2× All-Conference (1952, 1953)
  • Ronnie Shavlik Award of Merit (2007)
Honors
  • Jersey number retired
  • "Legends of the ACC" (c/o 2006)
Championships
  • 2× Southern Conference (1951, 1952)

Robert W. "Bobby" Speight, Sr. (October 7, 1930 – March 1, 2007) was an American college basketball standout and, later, successful businessman. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Speight chose to stay close to home to play college basketball and decided on NC State.[1] He would play from 1950–51 to 1952–53 under the future-Hall of Famer Everett Case.[2] During Speight's three-year varsity career he scored 1,430 points and grabbed 1,057 rebounds, and his rebound total still ranks fourth all-time.[2] He was named an NCAA All-American in his senior year and was then drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1953 NBA Draft, although he ultimately never played a game in the league.[2] For two years after college, Speight played basketball for the Phillips 66ers of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), which was a popular alternative to the National Basketball Association (NBA) during that era. He then enlisted in the United States Army. After his military service he co-founded the trucking company E&S Contract Carrier which he worked for up until his retirement in 2006. Speight died on March 1, 2007, after losing his fight with cancer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bobby Speight Sr. 1930–2007". NCSU Alumni Association. RichmondWolfpack.com. March 3, 2007. http://richmondwolfpack.com/2007/03/03/bobby-speight-sr-19302007.aspx. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c Peeler, Tim (2007). "NC State Legend Bobby Speight, 76, Passes Away". gopack.com. CBS Interactive. http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030207aab.html. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
Territorial pick
First round
Second round
Larry Hennessy · Don Ackerman · Bobby Speight · George Glasgow · Norm Swanson · Chet Noe · Dick Knostman · Neil Gordon · Ron Feiereisel
Head Coaches

Piggy Hargrove • Chuck Sandborn • Jack Hegarty • H.S. Tucker • Harry Hartsell • Tal Stafford • Richard Crozier • Gus Tebell • R.R. Sermon • Bob Warren • Leroy Jay • Everett Case • Press Maravich • Norm Sloan • Jim Valvano • Les Robinson • Herb Sendek • Sidney Lowe • Mark Gottfried
Arenas
NCAA Titles

1974 • 1983
Conference Titles

Southern Conference: 1929 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952
Atlantic Coast Conference: 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1959 • 1965 • 1970 • 1973 • 1974 • 1983 • 1987
NCAA Appearances

1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1965 • 1970 • 1974 • 1980 • 1982 • 1983 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1991 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006
NIT Appearances

1947 • 1948 • 1951 • 1976 • 1978 • 1984 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2007 • 2010
Honored Jerseys

Nate McMillan (10) • Chris Corchiani (13) • Vinny Del Negro (14) • Vann Williford (14) • Lou Pucillo (20) • Rodney Monroe (21) • Tommy Burleson (24) • Julius Hodge (24) • Tom Gugliotta (24) • John Richter (24) • Monte Towe (25) • Dereck Whittenburg (25) • Kenny Carr (32) • Sidney Lowe (35) • Thurl Bailey (41) • Lorenzo Charles (43) • David Thompson (44) • Todd Fuller (52) • Dick Dickey (70) • Vic Molodet (73) • Sam Ranzino (77) • Bobby Speight (80) • Ronnie Shavlik (84)