Nationality American Height 1.91 m Role Basketball Player | Name George Hauptfuhrer Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Position Center | |
High school William Penn Charter
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) NBA draft 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall Died August 2, 2013, Vero Beach, Florida, United States College Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, Harvard Crimson Men's Basketball | ||
George Jost Hauptfuhrer, Jr. (August 1, 1926 – August 2, 2013) was an American basketball player who, despite being taken third overall in the 1948 BAA Draft after a collegiate career at Louisville and Harvard, decided to pursue a career in law.
Hauptfuhrer grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended William Penn Charter School. He then enrolled at Louisville where he played center on the basketball team for two seasons; while attending he was in a Navy training program. Hauptfuhrer transferred to Harvard for his final two years of college; while there, he played on the football, basketball, and track and field teams. He was named an all-Ivy League selection in basketball during his senior year in 1947–48.
In just the second-ever Basketball Association of America draft, Hauptfuhrer was selected third overall by the Boston Celtics. Instead of pursuing a professional basketball career, he decided to enroll at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and became a lawyer.