Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman grew up on New York City’s lower East Side. He learned the game of basketball playing for the University Settlement House, the NYC 1906-08 AAU champions. Friedman first played with Barney Sedran as a teenager. They later joined forces as pros in 1911 and maintained a partnership that stretched over a dozen years […] — probasketballencyclopedia.com
Born July 12, 1889, in New York City, New York was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach, Marty Friedman. he played in various pre-NBA leagues for eighteen years, most notably for the New York Whirlwinds. Known as one of the best defensive guards of his era, Friedman later coached the Troy Haymakers. He helped the New York Whirlwinds claim the World Championship series, 1921. In that game Friedman held Celtics' shooting star Johnny Beckman to one field goal as the Whirlwinds defeated the Original Celtics, 40–27.
