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Apr 25, 1934 Buffalo, New York, United States 90 years old
American basketball player and coach
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About Johnny Mccarthy
- John Joseph McCarthy (born April 25, 1934) is an American former basketball player and coach.
- A 6'1" guard, he played college basketball and was an All-American at Canisius College.
- He was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA draft.
- He played a total of six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA)—two for the Royals, three for the St.
- Louis Hawks, and one for the Boston Celtics. McCarthy is the first of only four players in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut, with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against the Minneapolis Lakers on March 16, 1960; he was later joined by Magic Johnson in 1980, LeBron James in 2006 and Nikola Jokic in 2019. McCarthy later coached the Buffalo Braves, his hometown team, for part of a season.
