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"Dick" McGuire was an American professional basketball player and coach.
One of the premier guards of the 1950s, McGuire spent eleven seasons in
the NBA, eight with the New York Knicks and three with the Detroit
Pistons. McGuire led the league in assists during his rookie season with
a then-record 386 assists, and was among the league's top ten playmakers
for ten of his eleven seasons. He was an NBA All-Star seven times, and
was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1951. McGuire became
player-coach for the Pistons in his last season, and coached them until
1963. He also coached the Knicks for three seasons, beginning in 1965.
He compiled a 197-260 coaching record. McGuire was working as a senior
consultant for the Knicks when he died on February 3, 2010 of a ruptured
aortic aneurysm at age 84.
