Al Brightman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Al Brightman

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: Eureka, California, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jun-1992

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Horace Albert Brightman (September 22, 1923 – June 10, 1992) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Born in Eureka, California, he played collegiately for the California State University, Long Beach, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians out of Wilson High School in Long Beach, Ca. He played for the Boston Celtics during the 1946–47 BAA season for 58 games.
He became the first Celtic to score 20 points in a regular season game.
Brightman served as a player-coach for the Seattle Athletics of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League during the 1947–48 season.He later coached Seattle University from 1948 to 1956, leading the Chieftains to 4 NCAA Appearances and 1 NIT appearance.
He had a coaching winning percentage of .726.
He went on to coach the San Francisco Saints of the American Basketball League in part of 1961-1962 and the Anaheim Amigos of the American Basketball Association in the 1967-68 season.