Jack "Dutch" Garfinkel (June 13, 1918 – August 14, 2013) was an American

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player. Garfinkel attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and then nearby St. John's University to play for future

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coach

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. In 1941, he won the

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, given to the top player in the New York City metropolitan area. After his college career was over, Garfinkel served in the

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during World War II. He then played for the

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of the American Basketball League, the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL), and finally settled in with the

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of the

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(BAA), where he was a member of the franchise's first team in 1946–47. Garfinkel lasted three seasons with the Celtics, but his career ended prior to the NBL/BAA merger that formed the

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in 1949. After his playing days were over, Garfinkel became a basketball coach and official. He died on August 14, 2013. At the time of his death, he was the last player who was still alive from the inaugural Celtics team.

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1918 births 2013 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (state) Boston Celtics players Jewish American sportspeople Jewish men's basketball players Philadelphia Sphas players Point guards Rochester Royals players St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn) alumni United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of World War II 21st-century American Jews {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub

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