Tex Ritter

Goebel Franklin "Tex" Ritter


Born:
February 26, 1924
Richmond, KY

Died:
October 15, 2004
Whitesburg, KY


Career
1940-41 Madison County - Richmond, Kentucky (High School)
1942-43 Eastern Kentucky Teachers College (College)
1946-47 Eastern Kentucky Teachers College (College)
1947-48 Eastern Kentucky Teachers College (College)
1948-49 New York Knicks (BAA)
1949-50 New York Knicks (NBA)
1950-51 New York Knicks (NBA)
1951-52 Fleming Neon High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1952-53 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1958-59 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Hazard High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Whitesburg High School - Kentucky (High School) Head coach


Born to Cecil and Viola Ritter in Richmond, Kentucky, "Tex" graduated from Madison County HS snd enrolled at Eastern Kentucky Teachers College (now Eastern Kentucky University) with a football scholarship. His college education was interrupted when he enlisted in the Marines and saw action in Guam and Iwo Jima, earing two purple hearts After the war, he returned to EK, playing baseball, basketball, football and gold.  He then played three seasons in the BAA/NBA before returning to Kentucky where he taught and coached at the high school level for many years, retiring in 1992. Afte coaching, he kept in the game by being a referee.

He married Pauline "Penny" Caudill in 1947 and they had one daughter, Susanne.


Source:
Grave / obituary

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rittete01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=rittete01