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John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey (December 24, 1938 – March 4, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning
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at the
1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
. He also played for the fourth place squad at the
1963 FIBA World Championship The 1963 FIBA World Championship was the 4th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The competition was hosted by Brazil. The Philippines was originally supposed to host the tournament but FIBA ...
. McCaffrey was born in
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and played collegiately at Saint Louis. Later, in 1994, he was inducted into the school's hall of fame. Aside from playing for the national team, McCaffrey played in the
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, first for the Buchan Bakers and then for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots. He was named an AAU All-American three times (1962–1964) while playing for the Wingfoots. He also played 16 times for the
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