Ron Sobieszczyk

Ronald Charles Sobieszczyk (September 21, 1934 – October 23, 2009 ), known as Ron Sobie, was an American professional basketball player.

Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University from 1953 to 1956. He scored 1,222 points in his college career and participated with the College All-Stars team that toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. After college, he played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers, scoring 1,691 points before suffering a knee injury. He then served brief stints with the Washington Generals exhibition team and the Chicago Majors of the ABL.

Sobieszczyk later owned Sobie's Bar and Grill in Cicero, Illinois.

Sobieszczyk died on October 23, 2009, of a degenerative brain disease.

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