Eddie Riska

Eddie Riska
	Riska in 1948.
Personal information
Born	October 4, 1919; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 3, 1992 (aged 72); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	De La Salle Institute; (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Notre Dame (1938–1941)
Playing career	1941–1949
Position	Guard / forward
Career history
As player:
1941–1942; 1945–1949	Oshkosh All-Stars
As coach:
1949	Oshkosh All-Stars (interim HC)
Career highlights and awards
	NBL champion (1942); First-team All-American – MSG (1940); Third-team All-American – Converse (1941);

Edward Joseph Riska Sr. (October 4, 1919 – August 3, 1992) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Notre Dame^[1] and played several years in the National Basketball League (NBL) of the United States. Riska was the MVP during the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1942.^[1]

Riska played five seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the NBL, averaging 4.1 points over 152 games. After the close of his professional career, he became a high school coach for De La Salle Institute in Chicago, his alma mater.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Former Notre Dame Basketball Star Edward J. Riska Sr., 72". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 5 August 1992. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
^ "De La Salle retains Catholic League junior hoops title". Suburbanite Economist. 28 March 1956. p. 18. Retrieved December 28, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

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[chicagotribune.com-1] "Former Notre Dame Basketball Star Edward J. Riska Sr., 72". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 5 August 1992. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

[2] "De La Salle retains Catholic League junior hoops title". Suburbanite Economist. 28 March 1956. p. 18. Retrieved December 28, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

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