Arnie Risen
Center, Basketball Player
1924 – 2012
Who was Arnie Risen?
Arnold D. "Stilts" Risen was an American basketball player.
A 6'9" center, he led the Ohio State University Buckeyes to two straight Final Four appearances. Risen had transferred to Ohio State from Eastern Kentucky State Teacher's College.
Risen played professionally in the NBA for ten seasons as a member of the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics. Risen was a four-time All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, and he scored 7,633 points in his NBA career. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998.
Risen died on August 4, 2012 in Beachwood, Ohio at the age of 87.
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- Born
- Oct 9, 1924
Williamstown - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Lived in
- Williamstown
- Died
- Aug 4, 2012
Beachwood
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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