Ned Irish
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Edward S. Irish (May 6, 1905 – January 21, 1982) was an American basketball promoter and one of the key figures in popularizing professional basketball. He was the president of the New York Knicks from 1946 to 1974. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Biography[edit]
He attended Erasmus Hall High School.[1]
References[edit]
^ "The Rumble: AN OFF-THE-BALL LOOK AT YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS CELEBRITIES", New York Post, December 31, 2006. Accessed December 13, 2007. "The five Erasmus Hall of Fame legends include Raiders owner Al Davis, Bears quarterback Sid Luckman, Yankee pitching great Waite Hoyt, Billy Cunningham and Knicks founder Ned Irish."
External links[edit]
- Basketball Hall of Fame profile
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1982 deaths
- Erasmus Hall High School alumni
- Madison Square Garden
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- National Basketball Association executives
- New York Knicks executives
- New York Knicks owners
- People from Lake George, New York
- 20th-century American businesspeople
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