Jackie Goldsmith

Jackie Goldsmith
Personal information
Born (1921-01-21)January 21, 1921
Died February 15, 1968(1968-02-15) (aged 47)
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight 155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, New York)
College LIU Brooklyn (1945–1947)
Position Guard
Career history
1947–1948 Toledo Jeeps
Career highlights and awards

John "Jackie" Goldsmith (January 21, 1921 – February 15, 1968) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University and played for one season in the American National Basketball League.

Goldsmith, a 5'8 guard, came to LIU following a high school career at nearby Thomas Jefferson High School. After a season on the school's freshman team, he spent three years in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.[1] Following the close of his college career, Goldsmith played briefly for the Toledo Jeeps of the NBL.

In 1951, Goldsmith became one of a number of New York City basketball figures implicated in the CCNY point shaving scandal.[2] He was ultimately sentenced to two and a half to four years in prison for fixing games at LIU and Manhattan College.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Goldsmith, Garden darling, refutes idea star of today must be one with altitude". News-Herald, Franklin, PA. 4 Jan 1946. p. 8. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Police probing into history of Jackie Goldsmith". The Sheboygan Press. 25 April 1951. p. 25. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Goldstein, Joe (November 19, 2003). "Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
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