Paul Arizin

Paul Arizin is one of those pioneers whose numbers still command respect decades on. 'Pitchin Paul' spent his entire NBA career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962 and retired with the third-highest point total in league history at the time, 16,266. What I find remarkable is the loyalty; one franchise, no chasing rings elsewhere. Being named to the NBA's 25th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams tells me the league itself never forgot him, even as the game evolved beyond recognition. He's a reminder that the jump shot we take for granted today was, in his era, an edge that set the great ones apart.

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Name (English)

Paul Arizin

Name (Japanese)

ポール・アリジン

Reading

ぽーる・ありじん

Born

April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height

193 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

High school

La Salle College High School

University

Villanova University

Awards & achievements

• 1952 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
• 1952 All-NBA Team
• 1956 All-NBA Team
• 1957 All-NBA Team

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Arizin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456766

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• basketball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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