Frank Ramsey (basketball)

American basketball player (1931-2018)

Frank Vernon Ramsey, Jr. (July 13, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played his entire nine-year (1954–1964) NBA career with the Boston Celtics. Ramsey was also a head coach for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA during the 1970–1971 season. He was born in Corydon, Kentucky.

Ramsey in 1953

Ramsey died on July 8, 2018 in Madisonville, Kentucky from cardiac arrest complicated by an aneurysm surgery at the age of 86.[1]

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  1. "'Original sixth man' Frank Ramsey dies at 86". NBA.com. July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

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