Eddie Riska

Eddie Riska
Personal information
Born (1919-10-04)October 4, 1919
Died August 3, 1992(1992-08-03) (aged 72)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school De La Salle
(Chicago, Illinois)
College Notre Dame (1938–1941)
Playing career 1941–1949
Position Guard / Forward
Career history
1941–1942
1945–1949
Oshkosh All-Stars
Career highlights and awards

Edward "Eddie" Riska (October 4, 1919 – August 3, 1992) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Notre Dame [1] and played several years in the National Basketball League (NBL) of the United States. Riska was the MVP during the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1942.[1]

Riska played five seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the NBL, averaging 4.1 points over 152 games. After the close of his professional career, he became a high school coach for De La Salle Institute in Chicago, his alma mater.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Notre Dame Basketball Star Edward J. Riska Sr., 72". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. "De La Salle retains Catholic League junior hoops title". Suburbanite Economist. 28 March 1956. p. 18. Retrieved December 28, 2014 via Newspapers.com.


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