Richard Anthony Rosenthal (born January 20, 1933) is a former American

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(NBA) forward with the

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. He played collegiate basketball for the Notre Dame men's basketball team, where he averaged 16.4 points per game over his career. Rosenthal also played baseball at Notre Dame in 1952 and 1953. The Pistons drafted him in the first round of the

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. 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.Dick Rosenthal
. Rosenthal became president of St. Joseph Bank and Trust Co. in

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. In 1987 he succeeded Gene Corrigan as the

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of Notre Dame, during which time the 1988 football team won the

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. Rosenthal retired from the position in 1994, after the university entered the

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