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Hy Gotkin
Personal information
Born	August 16, 1922; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	April 11, 2004 (aged 81); Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
High school	Thomas Jefferson; (Brooklyn, New York)
College	St. John's (1942–1944 )
Playing career	1942–1944
Position	Guard
Career history
1945–1946	New York Gothams
1946–1947	Elizabeth Braves
Career highlights
	Third-team All-American – Argosy, SN (1945);

Hyman "Hy" Gotkin (August 16, 1922 – April 11, 2004) was an American professional basketball player who played the guard position.^[1]^[2] He was Jewish, and attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn.^[3]^[4]^[5] He played basketball for St. John's University from 1942–44, as they won the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) championships in 1943 and 1944.^[1] He had a four-year professional career, playing in the American Basketball League.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Gotkin, Hy". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
↑ Peter Levine (1993-09-09). Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sport and the American Jewish Experience. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195359008. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
↑ Ilana Abramovitch, Seán Galvin (2002). Jews of Brooklyn. ISBN 9781584650034. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
↑ "Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.org. June 8, 2008. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
↑ Peter S. Horvitz (2006). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes; An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved August 10, 2011.