Vince Boryla

Vince Boryla
Personal information
Born	March 11, 1927; East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 27, 2016 (aged 89); Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington (East Chicago, Indiana)
College	Notre Dame (1944–1946); Denver (1948–1949);
Playing career	1949–1954
Position	Forward
Number	19, 12
Career history
As player:
1949–1954	New York Knicks
As coach:
1955–1958	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
	As player: NBA All-Star (1951); Consensus first-team All-American (1949); Second-team All-American – True (1946); As executive: NBA Executive of the Year (1985);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States

Vincent Joseph Boryla (March 11, 1927 – March 27, 2016) was an American basketball player, coach and executive. His nickname was "Moose". He graduated from East Chicago Washington High School in 1944. He played basketball at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Denver, where he was named a consensus All-American in 1949.^[1] Boryla was part of the U.S. team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.^[1]^[2]

Boryla played for the New York Knicks in the early 1950s. In 1951, Boryla scored nine points in the inaugural NBA All-Star Game and played in the NBA Finals in 1951 and 1953. Boryla did not participate in the 1952 playoffs. He later became the Knicks' coach from 1956 to 1958, and had an 80–85 record with them.^[1]

Later in his career, Boryla became the general manager of the American Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets early in their history when they were first the Kansas City ABA team and then the Denver Larks. He was also the general manager of the ABA's Utah Stars. Boryla later rejoined the Nuggets when the franchise joined the NBA. He won the NBA Executive of the Year Award with the Nuggets in 1985.

His son Mike was a quarterback in the National Football League; Vince served as his agent.^[3]

Boryla was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 1984 into the National Polish-American Hall of Fame.^[4] Boryla died in Denver, Colorado, on March 27, 2016, from complications of pneumonia, aged 89.^[5]^[6]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949–50	New York	59	–	.340	.764	–	1.6	10.4
1950–51	New York	66	–	.406	.837	3.8	2.8	14.9
1951–52	New York	42	34.3	.387	.835	5.2	2.1	11.9
1952–53	New York	66	33.3	.370	.821	3.5	2.5	10.2
1953–54	New York	52	29.3	.333	.864	2.5	1.5	8.1
Career		285	32.3	.371	.816	3.7	2.1	11.2
All-Star		1	–	.667	1.000	2.0	2.0	9.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1950	New York	5	–	.442	.906	–	1.4	15.0
1951	New York	14	–	.430	.911	3.7	2.6	15.5
1953	New York	11	36.1	.379	.853	3.2	1.8	10.6
1954	New York	3	22.0	.571	.846	0.7	0.3	9.0
Career		33	33.1	.421	.889	3.2	2.0	13.2

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Weber, Bruce (March 29, 2016), "Vince Boryla, an N.B.A. Jack of All Trades, Dies at 89", The New York Times
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vince Boryla Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ Forbes, Dick (March 9, 1974). "Bengals Think Clark Can Do The Job". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vince Boryla « National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and Museum". Polishsportshof.com. May 31, 1984. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
^ "(AP via Yahoo! News, former NBA player coach and GM Vince Boryla dies at 89". Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Vince Boryla, an N.B.A. Jack of All Trades, Dies at 89". New York Times.com. March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
Vince Boryla (as coach) Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
National Polish-American Sports HOF profile

[weber-1] Weber, Bruce (March 29, 2016), "Vince Boryla, an N.B.A. Jack of All Trades, Dies at 89", The New York Times

[SportsRef-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vince Boryla Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[3] Forbes, Dick (March 9, 1974). "Bengals Think Clark Can Do The Job". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Vince Boryla « National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and Museum". Polishsportshof.com. May 31, 1984. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[5] "(AP via Yahoo! News, former NBA player coach and GM Vince Boryla dies at 89". Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[6] "Vince Boryla, an N.B.A. Jack of All Trades, Dies at 89". New York Times.com. March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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