Edward Joseph Riska Sr. (October 4, 1919 – August 3, 1992) was an American
basketball
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player. He was an
All-American college player at
Notre Dame 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.
Riska played five seasons for the
Oshkosh All-Stars
The Oshkosh All-Stars were an American professional basketball team based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Founded in 1929 by Lonnie Darling, the team was a member of the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League, a forerunner t ...
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
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in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, his alma mater.
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1919 births
1992 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Illinois
Basketball players from Chicago
De La Salle Institute alumni
Forwards (basketball)
Guards (basketball)
High school basketball coaches in the United States
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
Oshkosh All-Stars coaches
Oshkosh All-Stars players
Player-coaches
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