Ralph E. "Buckshot" O'Brien (April 8, 1928 – August 22, 2018) was an American professional
basketball
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player.
A 5'9"
point guard
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from
Butler University
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, O'Brien played two seasons (1951–1953) in the
National Basketball Association
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as a member of the
Indianapolis Olympians
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and
Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1
points per game
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in his NBA career.
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O'Brien was the last Butler product to appear in an NBA game for more than a half-century, before the ]2010
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arrival of Gordon Hayward
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...
.
Career statistics
NBA
Source
Regular season
Playoffs
See also
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References
1928 births
2018 deaths
American men's basketball players
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
Basketball players from Indianapolis
Basketball players from Kentucky
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players
Indianapolis Olympians draft picks
Indianapolis Olympians players
People from Union County, Kentucky
Point guards
20th-century American sportsmen
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