Dick Triptow

Richard Floyd Triptow, Jr.


Born:
November 3, 1922
Chicago, IL

Died:
February 20, 2015
Lake Forest, IL



Career
Lane Tech High School - Chicago (High School)
1941-42 DePaul University (College)
1942-43 DePaul University (College)
1943-44 DePaul University (College) 
1944-45 Chicago American Gears (NBL)
1945-46 Chicago American Gears (NBL)
1946-47 Chicago American Gears (NBL)
1947-48 Chicago American Gears (PBLA)
1947-48 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL)
1947-48 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL)
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons (BAA)
1949-50 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)
1949-50 Racine Knights (Independent)
1950-51 Racine Knights (Independent)
1950-51 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1951-52 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1952-53 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1953-54 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1954-55 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1955-56 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1956-57 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1957-58 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1958-59 St. Patrick High School - Chicago (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1960-61 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1961-62 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1962-63 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1963-64 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1964-65 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1965-66 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1966-67 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1967-68 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1968-69 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1969-70 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1970-71 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1971-72 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach
1972-73 Lake Forest (College) Head Coach

Triptow came out of Lane Tech to star at DePaul, playing for Ray Meyer in Meyer's first season at DePaul. He played professional basketball for six seasons. A true Chicagoan, Triptow also played minor league baseball in the Cubs farm system for four seasons. He retired from playing to coach at the high school level for 9 seasons, before coaching at Lake Forest College for 14 years. Dick died in 2015 after a bout with pneumonia at 92 years of age.

He married Helen in 1947 and had two daughters, Donna and Janice.

Sources:
http://www.goforesters.com/releases/20150226triptow
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-richard-triptow-obituary-met-20150306-story.html

Minor League Baseball Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=tripto001ric

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/t/triptri01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/triptdi01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=scheied01