Edward C. Picken Sr. (June 13, 1907 – November 17, 1994) was an early American professional

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player. He played in two games in the Eastern Basketball League for Camden Athletic Club during the 1931–32 season. Picken attended

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from 1922 to 1926, spent one college prep year at

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in 1926–27, and then matriculated at

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in the fall of 1927. At Dartmouth he played for the

and

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teams. His older brother,

Jim Picken James Edison Picken (August 7, 1903 – April 2, 1975) was an early American professional basketball and minor league baseball player. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio but grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey. Picken's basketball career during ...

, also played numerous sports at Dartmouth, and the two of them were teammates for Camden during Eddie's two-game professional stint. Beginning in 1931, Eddie served as basketball and baseball coach, athletic director, and schoolteacher at Troy High School in

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for 40 years. The school's hall of fame is named in his honor. He died on November 17, 1994, at the Mount Holly Center in

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