Ed Kalafat

Edward Lawrence Kalafat


Born:
October 13, 1932
Montana

Died:
October 7, 2019
St. Paul, MN


Career
1947-48 Anaconda High School - Montana (High School)
1948-49 Anaconda High School - Montana (High School)
1949-50 Anaconda High School - Montana (High School)
1950-51 University of Minnesota (College) Freshmen
1951-52 University of Minnesota (College)
1952-53 University of Minnesota (College)
1953-54 University of Minnesota (College)
1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1955-56 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1956-57 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)

A football and basketball star at Anaconda HS in Montana, Ed Kalafat was drafted in the first round of the 1954 NBA draft by the Lakers, where he would play for three seasons. He was working at First National Bank in Minneapolis in the off-season, and after the 1956-57 season, he left basketball behind to continue in banking.

Kalafat married Judy Daggett iu 1954 and they had three daughters.

Source:
Montana Standard, January 17, 1993

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kalafed01.html
https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=kalafed01