George Grimshaw (basketball)

George W. "Woody" Grimshaw (September 24, 1919 – October 20, 1974[1]) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

George Grimshaw
Personal information
Born(1919-09-24)September 24, 1919
England
DiedOctober 20, 1974(1974-10-20) (aged 50)
Methuen, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolDean Academy
(Franklin, Massachusetts)
CollegeBrown (1943–1947)
Playing career1946–1947
PositionGuard
Number14
Coaching career1947–1971
Career history
As player:
1946–1947Providence Steamrollers
1948–1949Hartford Hurricanes
As coach:
1947–1950Puerto Rico
1953–1971Tufts
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Grimshaw played at Brown University in the 1940s, and was the school's first basketball player to score over 1,000 points.[2] He played one season in the Basketball Association of America for the Providence Steamrollers, averaging 2.9 points per game.[3] Though expected to continue playing professional basketball, he stepped on a nail during the summer of 1947 and an anti-tetanus shot left his arm unavailable for use in playing basketball. Grimshaw was approached by the dean of the University of Puerto Rico to become a coach of the basketball team,[4] and Grimshaw coached there from 1947 to 1950. From 1953 to 1971, he coached basketball at Tufts University.[5]

Grimshaw was later inducted into Brown University's Athletic Hall of Fame.[6] The school's Woody Grimshaw Memorial Award is named in his honor. It is presented to the member of the men's basketball team who "[shows] the most positive attitude and the best spirit".[7]

BAA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Providence 21.357.477.02.9
Career 21.357.477.02.9

References
  1. "Woody Grimshaw". Peach Basket Society. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. Gordon M. Morton III. Brown University Athletics: from the Bruins to the Bears. Arcadia, 2003. 55. ISBN 0-7385-1252-4.
  3. Woody Grimshaw. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
  4. Durant, Jack (October 16, 1947). "George Woody Grimshaw tetanus, coaching at University of Puerto Rico". Nashua Telegraph. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  5. Bob Monahan. "Tufts follows Sheldon's lead". Boston Globe. February 18, 1996. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
  6. "George W. Grimshaw". Brown Athletics. Accessed on June 30, 2017.
  7. Brown Bears 2009-2010 men's basketball media guide. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. 62-63.
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