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Dick Surhoff
American basketball player
Richard Clifford Surhoff Jr. (November 16, 1929 – May 1, 1987) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Surhoff was selected in the 1952 NBA draft by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at Long Island and John Marshall College.[1] He played for two seasons, one for the Knicks and the other for the Milwaukee Hawks.[1] He would become an avid softball player in Long Island and would work for the town of Rye, New York, in their recreation department.[2] He died due to a short illness in 1987.
Dick Surhoff was the father of professional baseball players Rick and B. J. Surhoff. He was also the grandfather of Brian and Colin Moran.[3]
