Dick Triptow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1922
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 20-Feb-2015
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Dick Triptow
- Richard Floyd Triptow Jr.
- (November 3, 1922 – February 20, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
- At 6'0" and 170 pounds, he played as a guard and a forward. Triptow attended Lane Tech High School and DePaul University, both in Chicago, Illinois.
- From 1944 to 1949, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago American Gears, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, and the Baltimore Bullets.
- Playing alongside George Mikan, Triptow won an NBL championship with the Gears in 1947.
- Triptow coached the Lake Forest College men's basketball team from 1959 to 1973. In 1997, Triptow wrote a book about his experiences with the Chicago American Gears, called The Dynasty That Never Was (ISBN 0965928004).
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