Bob Riedy

Robert F. Riedy (born August 26, 1945) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

Bob Riedy

Riedy playing for Duke University in 1965
Personal information
Born	(1945-08-26) August 26, 1945 (age 80) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Dieruff (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
College	Duke (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 6th round, 56th overall pick
Drafted by	Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1967–1970
Position	Center
Number	15
Career history
1967–1968	Houston Mavericks
1967–1970	Allentown Jets
Career highlights
EPBL champion (1968)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life and education

Riedy was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1945. He attended Dieruff High School in Allentown, where he played high school basketball. He then played college basketball at Duke University.^[1][2]

Career

National Basketball Association

Riedy was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the sixth round of the 1967 NBA draft (56th overall pick)^[3] but played professionally for the other team that drafted him that year, the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association prior to the ABA–NBA merger.^[1][2] Riedy played for the Allentown Jets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1967 to 1970.^[4] He won an EPBL championship with the Jets in 1968.^[5]

Post-NBA career

Following his NBA career, Riedy held the position of Director of PolyGram Records distribution center in Sun Valley, California. During this period of time, he supported the receipt, warehousing, and distribution for Saturday Night Fever and other lines as the Deutsche Grammophon classical catalog.