Dick Ricketts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dick Ricketts

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1933

Place of Birth: Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1988

Profession: basketball player, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard James Ricketts, Jr.
(December 4, 1933 – March 6, 1988) was an American professional basketball and baseball player.
Ricketts was the No.
1 overall pick of the 1955 NBA draft by the St.
Louis Hawks out of Duquesne University.
Ricketts played professional basketball and baseball simultaneously and retired from basketball to play baseball.
He pitched for the St.
Louis Cardinals in 1959 and had a 10-season pitching career.
He is one of thirteen athletes to play in both the NBA and MLB.