Richard B. Fisher (October 27, 1948 – December 20, 2019) was an American
professional basketball
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power forward who spent one season in the
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...
(ABA) as a member of the
Utah Stars and
The Floridians (1971–72). He attended
Trinidad State Junior College where he played
quarterback
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for the school's football team. Fisher transferred to
Colorado State University
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where he became a standout on the basketball team. He was drafted by the
Portland Trail Blazers during the second round of the
1971 NBA draft, but he never signed.
Fisher died on December 20, 2019.
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1948 births
2019 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Denver
Colorado State Rams men's basketball players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
Miami Floridians players
Power forwards
Utah Stars players
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