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Bob Peterson
Bob Peterson Oregon.jpg
Peterson as a senior at Oregon.
Personal information
Born (1932-01-25)January 25, 1932
Menlo Park, California
Nationality American
Died July 30, 2011(2011-07-30) (aged 79)
San Jose, California
High school Sequoia (Redwood City, California)
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College
  • San Mateo (1949–1950)
  • Oregon (1950–1952)
NBA Draft 1953 / Round: 3 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Career history
1953 Baltimore Bullets
1953 Milwaukee Hawks
1954–1956 New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-PCC (1951)

Robert Peterson (January 25, 1932 – July 30, 2011) was an American basketball player. He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1953 to 1956.

Peterson, a 6'5" forward from Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, played collegiately for San Mateo Junior College and the University of Oregon.

Following his college career, Peterson was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1953 NBA draft. He split his rookie season between the Bullets and the Milwaukee Hawks, averaging 7.5 minutes, 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in eight contests. He then signed with the New York Knicks prior to the 1954–55 NBA season, sticking with the team for two seasons. Peterson's averaged 4.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for his NBA career.

Peterson died of cancer on July 30, 2011.

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

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1953–54 Baltimore 4 9.0 .200 .833 .5 .0 1.8
1953–54 Milwaukee 4 6.0 .400 .800 2.5 .8 2.0
1954–55 New York 37 13.6 .367 .667 4.2 .8 4.2
1955–56 New York 58 13.4 .399 .654 3.8 .8 5.3
Career 103 13.0 .386 .669 3.8 .8 4.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1954–55 New York 3 23.7 .467 .909 5.3 1.7 8.0
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