Ron Sobieszcyzk was an American professional basketball

Basketball

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 player.

Also known as Ron Sobie, Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer

Ray Meyer

Raymond Joseph Meyer was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well-known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record...

 at DePaul University

DePaul University

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 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

Harlem Globetrotters

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. After college, he played four seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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 and Minneapolis Lakers, scoring 1,691 points before suffering a knee injury. He then served brief stints with the Washington Generals

Washington Generals

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 exhibition team and the Chicago Majors

Chicago Majors

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 of the ABL.

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

Cicero, Illinois

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.

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

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