(1921-09-14)September 14, 1921 Hollywood, California, U.S.
Died
March 19, 2013(2013-03-19) (aged 91) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
Hun School (Princeton, New Jersey)
Phillips Exeter (Exeter, New Hampshire)
College
Princeton (1941–1943)
Playing career
1946–1949
Position
Forward / center
Number
16
Career history
1946–1949
New York Knicks
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
John Shove "Bud" Palmer (born John Palmer Flynn;[1] September 14, 1921 – March 19, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He was a member of the New York Knicks during the team's first three seasons in the Basketball Association of America and was the leading scorer in the team's inaugural 1946–47 season. Palmer is considered to be one of the inventors of the jump shot.[2][3]
Born in Hollywood, California, Palmer was the son of football player and actor Maurice Bennett "Lefty" Flynn and singer Blanche Palmer.[2] He was nicknamed "Bud" due to being the budding image of his father; Palmer relinquished his father's surname from his name when his parents divorced.[1] Palmer was 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) when he started playing basketball at Hun School of Princeton, and started using the jump shot to compensate for his height.[2] He grew a foot taller to 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) by the time he began playing college basketball at Princeton University, and played for three seasons before he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II.[2]
After his NBA career ended, Palmer went on to have a successful career as a sportscaster.[2][4] He was Chief of Protocol and Official Greeter for the City of New York for seven years during John Lindsay's administration. Palmer modeled menswear, advertised Vitalis hair tonic, and wrote as an advice columnist in Glamour magazine.[1]
Palmer died at 91 of metastatic prostate cancer in 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida.[2][5]
^ abcTomlinson, Brett (February 5, 2014). "Lives: John 'Bud' Palmer '44". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^ abcdefMartin, Douglas (March 22, 2013). "Bud Palmer, Jump Shot Pioneer, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Accessed on June 22, 2017.
^Christgau, John (1999). The Origins of the Jump Shot. Eight men who shook the world of Basketball. Lincoln (NE): University of Nebraska Press.
^"Bud Palmer gave up a mike for hot dogs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 26, 1975. p. 2B.
John Shove "Bud" Palmer (born John Palmer Flynn; September 14, 1921 – March 19, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He was a member...
(1995) Byron Nelson (1968) Merlin Olsen Peter Oosterhuis (1997–2014) BudPalmer Jerry Pate (1996–1998) Billy Joe Patton Jay Randolph (1968) Clifford Roberts...
games except on March 15 (New York @ Syracuse, when Gowdy worked with BudPalmer), April 5 (Minneapolis @ Boston with Lindsey Nelson). The 1959 NBA All-Star...
Steve Zabriskie NHL on CBS – Dan Kelly, BudPalmer Olympics on CBS – Phil Liggett, Brad Nessler, BudPalmer, Tim Ryan, Chris Schenkel, Al Trautwig NASCAR...
materialized. The fixtures, equipment, and materials were auctioned by BudPalmer Auctions. A few empty buildings are all that remain, but all remaining...
at Mills! Look at Mills!" over the more sedate play-by-play announcer BudPalmer, who seemed to miss what was unfolding. For bringing drama to the coverage...
Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most...
(1918–2006), golfer BudPalmer (John S. Palmer; 1921–2013), New York Knicks player John Palmer (musician) (born 1943), English musician John Palmer (composer)...
The first one being the All-Star Game at Los Angeles with Chick Hearn and Bud Blattner on the call. The second game was the sixth and deciding game of...
color. NBC broadcast the US Nationals as early as 1952 and up until 1964. BudPalmer, Jack Kramer, Lindsey Nelson, Don Budge, Bill Stern and Bill Talbert were...
(2007-04-08). "With BudPalmer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-11. Martin, Douglas (2013-03-23). "BudPalmer, Jump Shot Pioneer...
was replaced by Mel Allen. On April 10, 1959, BudPalmer became the show's third host. Allen and Palmer each had obligations during their respective sport's...
coaching, but his lack of bowling knowledge made him an unpopular host and BudPalmer replaced him as the show's host in April. Allen narrated a film about...
14.3 points, emerged as the team's star and paired with Dick Holub and BudPalmer to account for half of the team's offense. Despite this, the Knicks struggled...
1916 he married Blanche Shove Palmer and they had two children, including basketball player and broadcaster BudPalmer. Between 1919 and 1927, Flynn appeared...
Valley". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2024. "Vail Daily obituary: BudPalmer, early Vail resident". ValiDaily. March 25, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2024...
September 12, 1921 Frank McGee Journalist (died 1974) September 14, 1921 BudPalmer Basketball player (died 2013) September 24, 1921 Sheila MacRae English-born...
Global Information
