Rory Sparrow
American basketball player (born 1958)
Biography
Rory Darnell Sparrow (born June 12, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Born in Suffolk, Virginia, Sparrow played at Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, and was an inaugural inductee into the school's Hall of Fame.
He played collegiately at Villanova University, where he scored 1183 career points, and made 495 assists. In college, Sparrow made game-winning shots in the last ten seconds of the game on five occasions.
Sparrow, a 6'2" guard, was selected 75th overall (round 4, pick 6) of the 1980 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. Including the Nets, he played with the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers over a 12-year career, retiring after the 1991-92 season. He scored the first field goal in Miami Heat history, when the franchise was created in 1988.
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Career highlights
Teams
- Miami Heat
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Chicago Bulls
- Atlanta Hawks
- Sacramento Kings
- New York Knicks
- Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Awards & honours (2)
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
- Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
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