Jack Toomay

Jack Toomay
Personal information
Born	August 9, 1922; Ontario, California
Died	March 12, 2008 (aged 85); Carlsbad, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Webb School; (Claremont, California)
College	Pacific (1941–1944, 1946–1947)
BAA draft	1947: undrafted
Playing career	1947–1950
Position	Center
Number	20, 15, 19
Career history
1947	Chicago Stags
1947–1948	Providence Steamrollers
1948	Washington Capitols
1948–1949	Baltimore Bullets
1949–1950	Denver Nuggets
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Major General John Crawford Toomay (August 9, 1922 – March 12, 2008) was an American professional basketball player. He played for several teams in the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball Association.^[1] He averaged 6.7 points and 0.9 assists per game in 131 career games played.^[1]

Toomay holds the NBA record for the most personal fouls committed in a playoff game with 8.^[2] He later became a major general in the United States Air Force and was a key architect of nuclear defense strategies.^[3]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	FG%	Field-goal percentage
FT%	Free-throw percentage	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1947–48	Chicago	19	.191	.550	.1	1.5
1947–48	Providence	14	.361	.690	.4	10.9
1948–49	Washington	13	.381	.750	.1	1.9
1948–49	Baltimore	23	.381	.659	.5	3.3
1949–50	Denver	62	.397	.705	1.5	9.6
Career		131	.376	.691	.9	6.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949	Baltimore	1	.200	.714	.0	7.0
Career		1	.200	.714	.0	7.0

References

^ ^a ^b "Jack Toomay stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ "John Crawford Toomay obituary". The Dallas Morning News. March 16, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ The Washington Post (April 6, 2008). "John C. Toomay; Air Force Major General". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 4, 2021.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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[bbr-1] "Jack Toomay stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[2] "John Crawford Toomay obituary". The Dallas Morning News. March 16, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[3] The Washington Post (April 6, 2008). "John C. Toomay; Air Force Major General". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 4, 2021.

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