- Eddie Donovan
Eddie Donovan (
June 2 1922 ,Elizabeth, New Jersey –January 20 2001 ) was a professionalbasketball coach and executive.He coached the New York Knickerbockers from 1961 through 1965, and was the coach on the opposing sideline when Philadelphia Warriors center
Wilt Chamberlain had his record-setting 100-point game inHershey, Pennsylvania onMarch 2 1962 .He later became the team's general manager. In that role, he drafted
Willis Reed and traded forDave DeBusschere , two moves leading up to the Knicks winning the NBA title in 1970.Donovan later became an executive with the Buffalo Braves, where he won the
NBA Executive of the Year Award for the 1973-74 season.Prior to his career with the Knicks, Donovan was the head men's basketball coach at
St. Bonaventure University from 1953 through 1961.External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/donoved99c.html BasketballReference.com: Eddie Donovan]
* [http://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/Class_of_1992/Ed_Donovan/ed_donovan.html Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame: Ed Donovan]
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