Ron Sobieszczyk

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NBA biography Ronald Charles Sobieszczyk (September 21, 1934 – October 23, 2009), known as Ron Sobie, was an American professional basketball player.

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.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1956–57	New York	71	19.4	.376	.764	4.6	1.8	6.8
1957–58	New York	55	25.4	.403	.820	4.8	2.3	11.5
1958–59	New York	50	17.1	.360	.842	3.1	1.6	8.0
1959–60	New York	15	14.7	.346	.861	3.1	1.3	6.9
1959–60	Minneapolis	1	13.0	.250	.000	2.0	2.0	2.0
Career		192	20.1	.379	.808	4.1	1.8	8.4

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