Rick Barry
Rick Barry is an American basketball player. Born March 28, 1944, in Elizabeth. Teams include Brooklyn Nets, Washington Caps and Houston Rockets. Educated at Roselle Park High School and University of Miami. Awards include NBA All-Rookie Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award and All-NBA Team (5 times).
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- Described as
- American basketball player (born 1944)
- Other names
- Richard Francis Dennis Barry III
- Born
- March 28, 1944 · 5 references
- Born in
- Elizabeth · 2 references
- Citizen of
- United States · 2 references
- Occupation
- basketball player · 2 references; basketball coach · 1 reference
- Education
- Roselle Park High School; University of Miami · 1 reference
- Teams
- Brooklyn Nets; Washington Caps; Houston Rockets; Oakland Oaks; Golden State Warriors (2 times) (1965–1978); Miami Hurricanes men's basketball (1962–1965) · 1 reference
- Sport
- basketball · 2 references
- Awards
- NBA All-Rookie Team (1966); NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1966); All-NBA Team (5 times) (1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976); NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award (1967); Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (1975); NBA Championship ring (1975); New Jersey Hall of Fame (2019) · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Lynn Norenberg Barry (1991–); Pam Hale
- Children
- Brent Barry; Jon Barry; Scooter Barry; Drew Barry; Canyon Barry
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Lived in
- Elizabeth
- Height
- 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) · 1 reference
- Wikipedias with a page
- 39
Wikidata item Q434824 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q434824), public domain (CC0). Copied November 14, 2026.
What Wikipedia says · copied November 14, 2026 · revision 1384409965
Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. Barry ranks among the most prolific scorers and all-around players in basketball history. He is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), American Basketball Association (ABA), and National Basketball Association (NBA) in points per game in a season. He ranks as the all-time ABA scoring leader in regular season (30.5 points per game) and postseason (33.5) play, while his 36.3 points per game are the most in NBA Finals history.
Barry is widely known for his unorthodox underhand free throw technique. His career .880 free throw percentage ranks No. 1 in ABA history, and his .900 percentage was the best of any NBA player at the time of his retirement in 1980. In 1987, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1996, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. In October 2021, Barry was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Barry is the father of former professional basketball players Brent Barry, Jon Barry, Drew Barry, Scooter Barry, and Canyon Barry. His wife, Lynn Norenberg Barry, was a star basketball player at the College of William & Mary, where she became the first female athlete to have her jersey number (22) retired.
- Born, in its opening lines
- March 28, 1944
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