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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Larry Hennessy

Date drafted
  
1953

Listed height
  
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Role
  
Basketball Player

School
  
Villanova University

Listed weight
  
185 lb (84 kg)

Height
  
1.91 m

Positions
  
Basketball positions

College
  
Villanova (1950–1953)

Weight
  
84 kg


Born
  
May 20, 1929 New Rochelle, New York (
1929-05-20
)

High school
  
Blessed Sacrament (New Rochelle, New York)

NBA draft
  
1953 / Pick: Territorial

Died
  
August 20, 2008, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Larry Hennessy (May 20, 1929 – August 20, 2008) was an American basketball player.

Hennessy, a 6' 4" forward out of Blessed Sacrament High School in New Rochelle, New York, played college basketball for Villanova University. An excellent passer and rebounder, Hennessy finished his collegiate career with 1737 points. He was named to the 1951–52 sophomore All-America first team.

Hennessy played professionally in the NBA for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1955–56, and for the Syracuse Nationals in 1956–57.

References

Larry Hennessy Wikipedia