Eddie Gottlieb

Edward Gottlieb
born Isadore Gottlieb


Born:
September 5, 1898
Kiev, Russia

Died:
December 7, 1979
Philadelphia, PA


Career
1917-18 Philadelphia YMHA (ALP)
1918-19 Philadelphia SPHA's (ALP)
1919-20 Philadelphia SPHA's (ALP)
1920-21 Philadelphia SPHA's (ALP)
1921-22 Philadelphia SPHA's (Independent)
1922-23 SPHA's (PBL)
1923-24 SPHA's (PBL)
1924-25 Philadelphia SPHA's (Independent)
1925-26 Philadelphia SPHA's (EBL) Head coach
1926-27 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1927-28 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1928-29 Philadelphia SPHA's (Independent)
1929-30 Philadelphia SPHA's (EBL) Head coach
1930-31 Philadelphia SPHA's (EBL) Head coach
1931-32 Philadelphia SPHA's (EBL) Head coach
1932-33 Philadelphia SPHA's (EBL) Head coach
1933-34 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1934-35 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1935-36 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1936-37 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1937-38 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1938-39 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1939-40 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1940-41 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1941-42 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach / player
1942-43 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1943-44 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1944-45 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1945-46 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL) Head coach
1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1947-48 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1948-49 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1949-50 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1950-51 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1951-52 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1952-53 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1953-54 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1954-55 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors (BAA) Head coach

NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1970

Born in Kiev, Russia (in what is now the Ukraine), Gottlieb's family came to the United States around the turn of the century. Eddie took to sports as a youth, and kept with it through his adult life. He played, coached and owned teams throughout his life. Starting as a player for the Young Men's Hebrew Association in Philadelphia, he formed with Philadelphia SPHA's during World War I, and remained a coach and manager for many years. In the 1940's, as basketball was increasing in popularity, he was a key part of the forming of the BAA, which would become the NBA. He was the owner of the Philadelphia Warriors, and would sell the SPHA's to Red Klotz in 1950 as the NBA began to grow as an organization into a sustainable league. Gottlieb sold the team and the franchise moved to San Francisco, where they took the Golden State moniker. Gottlieb stayed on as an advisor to the NBA, and died in 1979. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.

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Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/eddie-gottlieb/