John F. Sullivan

John Francis Sullivan
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
League American Basketball Association
Team Washington Tapers
Born July 27, 1935(1935-07-27)
Washington, D.C.
Died September 16, 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 75)
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Draft , 1957
Philadelphia Warriors

John Francis Sullivan (July 27, 1935 – September 16, 2010) was a player on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team from 1953 to 1957.[1] His average of 25.4 points per game is still the school record. His 2,676 points is still the school record for a career.[2] His 1,070 points in the 1957 season is still the school record for one season. With a 27-5 record in 1957, the Mountaineers earned a berth in the NCAA College Division II Final Four.

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Professional career

In 1957, he was drafted as the 14th overall pick by the Philadelphia Warriors, but instead played for the Washington Tapers of the newly formed American Basketball League in 1961.

Coaching career

He coached the women’s basketball team at Catholic University from 1989 to 1996.

Private life and death

He was married to Patricia Dailey for 49 years; she survived him. They had six children.

On September 16, 2010, he died of septic shock at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

Notes

  1. ^ Obituary Washington Post, October 1, 2010.
  2. ^ Obituary Baltimore Sun, September 22, 2010.

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