Bobby McDermott

Robert Frederick McDermott (January 7, 1914 – October 3, 1963) was an American professional basketball player in the 1930s and 1940s. He was known as an outstanding shooter and has been called "the greatest long-distance shooter in the history of the game" by contemporaries. His grandson is businessman Bill McDermott. McDermott was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.

Bobby McDermott
Personal information
Born(1914-01-07)January 7, 1914
Queens, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1963(1963-10-03) (aged 49)
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
Playing career1934–1950
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
1934–1936Brooklyn Visitations
1939–1941Baltimore Clippers
1941–1946Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1946–1947Chicago American Gears
1947Sheboygan Red Skins
1947–1948Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1948–1949Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950Wilkes-Barre Barons
1950Grand Rapids Hornets
As coach:
1943–1945Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1947Chicago American Gears
1947Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (interim HC)
1947–1948Sheboygan Red Skins
1948–1949Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1950Grand Rapids Hornets
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • ABL champion (1935)
  • 3× NBL champion (1944, 1945, 1947)
  • 4× NBL Most Valuable Player (1943–1946)
  • 6× All-NBL First Team (1942–1947)
  • All-NBL Second Team (1948)
  • NBL scoring champion (1943)
  • NBL all-time leading scorer
  • NBL All-Time Team
  • 3× WPBT champion (1944–1946)
  • WPBT MVP (1944)
  • 3× All-WPBT First Team (1944–1946)
  • 2× All-WPBT Second Team (1943, 1948)

As head coach:

  • 3× NBL champion (1944, 1945, 1947)
  • 2× NBL Coach of the Year (1944, 1945)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
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