Richard L. Farley (April 13, 1932 – October 2, 1969) was an American professional basketball player.

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Dick Farley

Farley as a senior at Indiana
Personal information
Born	(1932-04-13)April 13, 1932 Winslow, Indiana, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1969(1969-10-01) (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
NBA champion (1955) NCAA champion (1953)
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.com

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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]