Dick O'Keefe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDick O'Keefe
American basketball player and sportsperson
Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1923
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Death: 17-Dec-2006
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Dick O'Keefe
- Richard Thomas "Dick" O'Keefe (September 29, 1923 - December 17, 2006) was an American professional basketball player.
- After serving as captain of the St.
- James High School basketball team, O'Keefe began his college basketball career at Santa Clara University in 1941.
- He missed the 1944–45 and 1945-46 seasons to serve in World War II, but returned to play his senior year with Santa Clara in 1946-47.
- O'Keefe was selected with the ninth overall pick in the 1947 BAA draft by the Washington Capitols, and played with the team for four years until it folded in 1951. After his basketball career, O'Keefe worked as a security chief.
- He served as a charter member of Santa Clara's Athletic Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame in 2002.
Read more at Wikipedia