Jack “Dutch” Garfinkel Inducted in 1992
Jack "Dutch"Garfinkel
Jack "Dutch" Garfinkel (June 13, 1918 – August 14, 2013) attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and then nearby St. John's University to play for future Hall of Fame coach Joe Lapchick. In 1941, he won the Haggerty Award.
He then later played for the Philadelphia Sphas of the American Basketball League, the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League (NBL), and finally settled in with the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), where he was a member of the franchise's first team in 1946–47. Garfinkel lasted three seasons with the Celtics, but his career ended prior to the NBL/BAA merger that formed the National Basketball Association in 1949. After his playing days were over, Garfinkel became a basketball coach and official. He died on August 14, 2013. He was the last surviving player of the inaugural Celtics team.
He then later played for the Philadelphia Sphas of the American Basketball League, the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League (NBL), and finally settled in with the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), where he was a member of the franchise's first team in 1946–47. Garfinkel lasted three seasons with the Celtics, but his career ended prior to the NBL/BAA merger that formed the National Basketball Association in 1949. After his playing days were over, Garfinkel became a basketball coach and official. He died on August 14, 2013. He was the last surviving player of the inaugural Celtics team.