Dick Rosenthal

Dick Rosenthal
Personal information
Born(1933-01-20)January 20, 1933
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 2024(2024-06-11) (aged 91)
Estero, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcBride (St. Louis, Missouri)
CollegeNotre Dame (1951–1954)
NBA draft1954: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career1954–1957
PositionSmall forward
Number15
Career history
1954–1957Fort Wayne Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points575 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds352 (4.1 rpg)
Assists170 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Richard Anthony Rosenthal (January 20, 1933 – June 11, 2024) was an American basketball player. An National Basketball Association (NBA) forward with the Fort Wayne Pistons, he played collegiate basketball for the Notre Dame men's basketball team, where he averaged 16.4 points per game over his career.[1] Rosenthal also played baseball at Notre Dame in 1952 and 1953.[2] The Pistons drafted him in the first round of the 1954 NBA draft. He played parts of two seasons for the Pistons, appearing in 85 career games and averaging 6.8 points per game in his NBA career.[3]

Rosenthal became president of St. Joseph Bank and Trust Co. in South Bend, Indiana. In 1987 he succeeded Gene Corrigan as the athletic director of Notre Dame, during which time the 1988 football team won the national championship. Rosenthal retired from the position in 1994, after the university entered the Big East Conference.[4]

Rosenthal was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 20, 1933.[5] He died in Estero, Florida on June 11, 2024, at the age of 91. He was survived by his second wife Charlotte, his eight children, 21 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.[6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[7]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1954–55 Fort Wayne 67 21.0 .377 .718 4.5 2.3 7.8
1956–57 Fort Wayne 18 10.4 .266 .529 2.9 .9 2.8
Career 85 18.8 .362 .702 4.1 2.0 6.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1955 Fort Wayne 11* 19.0 .321 .718 4.4 2.4 7.5

References

  1. ^ The Draft Review - Dick Rosenthal.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish".
  3. ^ Dick Rosenthal Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Tybor, Joseph (August 1, 1994). "Rosenthal To Quit As Notre Dame Athletic Director". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Former Director Of Athletics Dick Rosenthal Passes Away". June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Richard (Dick) A. Rosenthal". South Bend Tribune. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Dick Rosenthal NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.