Ron Sobieszczyk
Basketball Player
1934 – 2009
Who was Ron Sobieszczyk?
Ron Sobieszcyzk was an American professional basketball player.
Also known as Ron Sobie, Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University from 1953 to 1956. He scored 1,222 points in his college career and participated with the College All-Stars team that toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. After college, he played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers, scoring 1,691 points before suffering a knee injury. He then served brief stints with the Washington Generals exhibition team and the Chicago Majors of the ABL.
Sobieszczyk later owned Sobie's Bar and Grill in Cicero, Illinois.
Sobieszczyk died on October 23, 2009 of a degenerative brain disease.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1934
Chicago - Also known as
- Ron Sobie
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- DePaul University
- Lived in
- Chicago
- Died
- Oct 23, 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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