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The Dick Triptow Oral History Project

The Dick Triptow Oral History Project

Frank Hoffmann
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Dick Triptow’s was a member of Ray Meyer’s first basketball team at DePaul, and co-captained the 1944 second place team with George Mikan. He played a prominent role in DePaul’s 1944 second place finish in the NIT tournament at Madison Square Garden. He was named to the College All American Team, the Herald American College All Star Team, Pic Magazine’s All American Team, and the All Chicago Stadium Team. Triptow played six years of professional basketball. Three years with American Gear of Chicago, the National Basketball League champs in 1947. He played another three years with the Fort Wayne Pistons . Triptow also played three years in the Chicago Cub farm system from 1944 to 1947, and later was elected to the Chicago 16-inch Softball Hall of Fame. From 1950 to 1959, Triptow was head basketball coach and taught a course in business at St. Patrick High School in Chicago. He then headed to Lake Forest College, to head the basketball, soccer and baseball programs for the next 14 years. In 1965 he was named Soccer Coach of the Year by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. From 1973 to 1988 he was a counselor and Occupational Education coordinator at Lake Forest High School. He retired in 1988. He and his wife Helen have two daughters and live in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

The following oral history project provides an invaluable document of Triptow’s sports career as well as the fascinating events and personalities that were part of his world. Recorded in Spring 2013, Triptow – 92 years of age at the time – comes across as an honest, insightful analyst of the sports and historical developments that helped frame his life.
Pages
33
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
June 28, 2013

The Dick Triptow Oral History Project

Frank Hoffmann
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Dick Triptow’s was a member of Ray Meyer’s first basketball team at DePaul, and co-captained the 1944 second place team with George Mikan. He played a prominent role in DePaul’s 1944 second place finish in the NIT tournament at Madison Square Garden. He was named to the College All American Team, the Herald American College All Star Team, Pic Magazine’s All American Team, and the All Chicago Stadium Team. Triptow played six years of professional basketball. Three years with American Gear of Chicago, the National Basketball League champs in 1947. He played another three years with the Fort Wayne Pistons . Triptow also played three years in the Chicago Cub farm system from 1944 to 1947, and later was elected to the Chicago 16-inch Softball Hall of Fame. From 1950 to 1959, Triptow was head basketball coach and taught a course in business at St. Patrick High School in Chicago. He then headed to Lake Forest College, to head the basketball, soccer and baseball programs for the next 14 years. In 1965 he was named Soccer Coach of the Year by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. From 1973 to 1988 he was a counselor and Occupational Education coordinator at Lake Forest High School. He retired in 1988. He and his wife Helen have two daughters and live in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

The following oral history project provides an invaluable document of Triptow’s sports career as well as the fascinating events and personalities that were part of his world. Recorded in Spring 2013, Triptow – 92 years of age at the time – comes across as an honest, insightful analyst of the sports and historical developments that helped frame his life.
Pages
33
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
June 28, 2013

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