Nationality American Pro career 1970–1973 Weight 99.8 kg Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Name Eddie Mast Education Temple University | Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Role Basketball Player Positions Power forward College Temple (1966–1969) Height 2.06 m | |
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Born October 3, 1948
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( 1948-10-03 ) NBA draft 1969 / Round: 3 / Pick: 40th overall Died October 18, 1994, Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Eddie Mast (October 3, 1948 – October 18, 1994) was an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.
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College career
Mast was known for his rebounding; his rebounding (22 total) helped the Temple Owls win the 1969 National Invitation Tournament against Boston College
Career after NBA
After playing professionally, Mast coached high school basketball at Louis E. Dieruff High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania from 1983-85. Mast also held sales positions in Easton and Nazareth.
Death
Mast, who was the son of Jane Mast of Philadelphia, died at the age of 46, due to a heart attack while playing an informal (pick-up) game of basketball at the Kirby Field House on the campus of Lafayette College. At the time of Mast's passing, he had a wife and five children.