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Ralph O'Brien

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Nationality
  
American

Listed weight
  
160 lb (73 kg)

Playing career
  
1951–1953

Weight
  
73 kg

Position
  
Point guard

Listed height
  
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

College
  
Butler (1946–1950)

Height
  
1.75 m

Education
  
Butler University

Born
  
April 8, 1928 (age 88) Henshaw, Kentucky (
1928-04-08
)

High school
  
George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana)

NBA draft
  
1950, Indianapolis Olympians (Round: 6 / Pick: 68)

Ralph E. O'Brien (born April 8, 1928) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 5'9" guard from Butler University, O'Brien played two seasons (1951–1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his NBA career.

O'Brien was the last Butler product to appear in an NBA game for more than a half-century, before the 2010 arrival of Gordon Hayward.

References

Ralph O'Brien Wikipedia