Dolph Schayes
AKA Adolph Schayes
Born: 19-May-1928
Birthplace: Bronx, NY
Died: 10-Dec-2015
Location of death: Syracuse, NY
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Basketball
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: NBA Hall of Famer, coach
Strong-rebounding power forward from the NBA's early era.
Father: Carl Schayes (b. 1901)
Mother: Teria Schayes (b. 1911)
Brother: Frederick Schayes (b. 1927)
Brother: Herman Schayes (b. 1934)
Wife: Naomi (until his death, two daughters, two sons)
Daughter: Debra Schayes
Daughter: Carolyn Schayes
Son: David Schayes
Son: Danny Schayes (NBA player, b. 10-May-1959)
High School: DeWitt Clinton High School, Bronx, NY (1945)
University: BS, New York University (1948)
Basketball Hall of Fame 1973
NBA Top 50 Players 1996
Jewish Ancestry Maternal and Paternal
Romanian Ancestry Maternal and Paternal
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Buffalo Braves Head Coach (1970-72)
Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach (1963-66)
Philadelphia 76ers Forward/Center (1963-64)
Syracuse Nationals Forward/Center (1948-63)
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