Frank Ramsey Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Frank Ramsey Memorabilia & Collectibles

Frank Ramsey is a retired National Basketball Association player who hails from Corydon, Kentucky. He spent his nine years in NBA with the Boston Celtics which he helped in its then blooming championship streak. He played collegiately at University of Kentucky where he also served as a baseball varsity athlete. He won one NCAA Championship while playing for the university and after finishing his studies at the school became qualified for the NBA Draft. He scored a total of 1, 344 points as a college basketball athlete.

 

He was a first-round pick of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association Draft in 1953. He played his rookie season from 1954 to 1955 and then worked for the military service for a while. He returned to play for the Celtics and became part of the team’s championship seasons in 1957, and from 1959 to 1964 seasons. Together with his teammates Bill Rusell, K.C. Jones and John Havlicek, they contributed much for the team’s success.

 

According to statistics, his greatest season was in 1958 when he logged 16.5 PPG average and hit 7.3 rebounds per game in more than ten appearances that season.

 

He also worked as a head coach for the American Basketball Association team, Kentucky Colonels. At present, he works as a president in a bank located at Dixon, Kentucky.

 

You will definitely never miss your favorite NBA players’ championship moments on the court if you have an NBA collection that holds autographed NBA photos, framed NBA photos, plaques and collages and NBA photomints and coins.

 

About Frank Ramsey:

Frank Ramsey (full name: Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr.; The Kentucky Colonel) played Forward-Guard from 1955 until 1964 for the Boston Celtics. Over 9 seasons, he played 623 games, scored 8378 points (13.4 ppg) and grabbed 3410 rebounds (5.5 rpg). Ramsey also dished out 1134 assists (1.8 apg), made steals (0.0 spg), and blocked shots (0.0 bpg) during his career. Born in Corydon, Kentucky on July 13, 1931, Ramsey stands 6-3 and weighs 190 lbs. He attended high school at Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky and college at University of Kentucky. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall) of the 1953 NBA draft. He was inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1982.