Edward Roman ( born Edward Roman , June 52, 1930 - March 1, 1988) - American basketball player . Roman was one of the key players in the championship team of the New York City GKNY Beavers basketball team, which in 1950, for the first time in the history of college basketball, won two post-season tournaments in one year - the National Invitational Tournament and the NCAA Tournament .
| Ed roman | |
|---|---|
| Ed roman | |
| Completed career | |
| Position | Center |
| Growth | 198 cm |
| Weight | 100 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | June 2, 1930 |
| Date of death | March 1, 1988 (57 years old) |
| Place of death | Valhalla, New York |
| School | Taft ( Bronx , New York ) |
| College | SCNY (1949-1951) |
Biography
Roman studied at Taft High School in the Bronx, where his future team-mate in Irvine Dembroth College played earlier. After graduation, he entered the City College of New York, where he began to play for the local basketball team GKNY Beavers under the guidance of coach Nat Holman . In the championship season of 1949/50, Roman was the most productive player on the team and averaged 16.4 points per game [1] .
Scandal over rigging match results
In the 1950/51 season, Roman and another member of the championship team, Ed Warner, became Beavers captains, and they were expected to compete again for championship titles. However, on February 18, 1951, New York Prosecutor Frank Hogan arrested seven basketball players, including Roman, on suspicion of taking a bribe and rigging the results of three games in the 1950/51 season. In the end, everyone pleaded guilty to an administrative offense and in November of the same year were sentenced to probation. In addition, he, like other basketball players involved in the scandal, received a lifetime ban on performance in the NBA [2] .
Further life
After two years in the US military, Roman continued his studies. He graduated from the University of Seattle with a degree in physical education, and then returned to New York, where he first received a master’s degree and then a doctorate in psychology from New York University . Later he worked in the Queens Public School system as a physical education teacher, and in the mid-1970s a psychological consultant. He was married and had three children in his marriage - Mark, Joan and Tammy. Ed Roman died on March 1, 1988 from leukemia. [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Thomas Rogers . Ed Roman, 57, Season (March 3, 1988). The appeal date is November 9, 2011.
- ↑ Irwin Dambrot Dies at 81; Caught in Gambling Scandal (English) . nytimes.com . The New York Times . The appeal date is March 18, 2014.