Richie Guerin

Richard Vincent Guerin (born May 29, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A high-scoring point guard, he played in the National Basketball Association for the New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963, where his feisty on-court style and wisecracking off-court demeanor appealed to Madison Square Garden crowds. He was a gifted scorer, passer, and playmaker.

Guerin served in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1947 to 1954. While a reservist, he attended Iona College from 1950 to 1954, scoring 1,375 points in 67 games under coach Jim McDermott. After graduation, he served on active duty at Marine Corps Schools in Quantico, Virginia, for two years. The Knicks drafted him with the eighth pick in the second round of the 1954 NBA draft while he was still on active duty, and he began his professional career in 1956 after leaving the Marine Corps.

Guerin later spent nine years as a player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise. On February 15, 2013, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Guerin had been elected as one of its 2013 inductees.