Richard L. Farley (April 13, 1932 – October 2, 1969) was an American professional basketball player.
 Farley as a senior at Indiana | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1932 Winslow, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1969 (aged 37) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Winslow (Winslow, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana (1951–1954) |
| NBA draft | 1954: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by the Syracuse Nationals | |
| Playing career | 1954–1959 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 14, 12, 22 |
| Career history | |
| 1954–1956 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1958–1959 | Detroit Pistons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 1,378 (6.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 527 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 386 (1.8 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
A 6'4" (1.93 m) swingman from Winslow, Indiana, Farley played for the 1953 Indiana University national championship team. He also played three seasons (1954–1956; 1958–1959) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals and Detroit Pistons. He averaged 6.5 points per game in his career and won a league title with Syracuse in 1955.
Farley previously held the NBA record for the shortest amount of time on the floor before fouling out in a game, with five minutes' playing time, set on March 12, 1956. The record stood for 41 years until the Dallas Mavericks' Bubba Wells broke it by getting himself disqualified in just 3 minutes on December 29, 1997.[1]
Farley died of cancer on October 2, 1969.[2]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
| † | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
NBA
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–55† | Syracuse | 69 | 16.1 | .385 | .677 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| 1955–56 | Syracuse | 72 | 19.8 | .373 | .691 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 6.7 |
| 1958–59 | Detroit | 70 | 18.3 | .393 | .737 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| Career | 211 | 18.1 | .384 | .700 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 6.7 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955† | Syracuse | 11* | 15.3 | .339 | .560 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| 1956 | Syracuse | 8 | 21.1 | .472 | .613 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 10.1 |
| 1959 | Detroit | 3 | 11.0 | .417 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Career | 22 | 16.8 | .414 | .596 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 6.8 | |
Notes
edit- ^ "NBA.com History: This Date in History - March". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ "1969 Farley Obituary – Winslow High School Alumni Website…. Hoosier Hysteria at It's Finest!!!". Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Dick Farley NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Hoopedia biography
- Winslow High website page Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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