# Moe Becker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Moe_Becker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Moe_Becker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Becker > Source revision: 1274228266 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American basketball player (1917–1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Moe Becker | image = | width = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1917|02|24}} | birth_place = [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania) | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|01|09|1917|02|24}} | death_place = [Peoria, Arizona](/source/Peoria%2C_Arizona) | nationality = American | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 185 | high_school = [Fifth Avenue](/source/Fifth_Avenue_High_School)
([Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania)) | college = [Duquesne](/source/Duquesne_Dukes_men's_basketball) (1938–1941) | career_start = 1941 | career_end = 1948 | career_position = [Guard](/source/Guard_(basketball)) / [forward](/source/Forward_(basketball)) | career_number = 5, 6, 67 | years1 = 1941–1942 | team1 = Aberdeen Army Center | years2 = 1942 | team2 = [Wilmington Blue Bombers](/source/Wilmington_Bombers) | years3 = 1943–1944 | team3 = [Philadelphia Sphas](/source/Philadelphia_Sphas) | years4 = 1944–1945 | team4 = [Baltimore Bullets](/source/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%9354)) | years5 = 1945–1946 | team5 = [Youngstown Bears](/source/Youngstown_Bears) | years6 = [1946](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season) | team6 = [Pittsburgh Ironmen](/source/Pittsburgh_Ironmen) | years7 = [1946–1947](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season) | team7 = [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics) | years8 = [1947](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season) | team8 = [Detroit Falcons](/source/Detroit_Falcons_(basketball)) | years9 = 1947–1948 | team9 = Atlanta Crackers | years10 = 1948 | team10 = Pitt-Altoona Railroaders | highlights = * First-team [All-American](/source/NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans) – [MSG](/source/Madison_Square_Garden_(1925)) ([1941](/source/1941_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans)) }} '''Morris Robert Becker''' (February 24, 1917 – January 9, 1996) was an American professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player. He played [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) for the [Duquesne Dukes](/source/Duquesne_Dukes_men's_basketball). Barr played professionally for the [Pittsburgh Ironmen](/source/Pittsburgh_Ironmen), [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics) and [Detroit Falcons](/source/Detroit_Falcons_(basketball)) of the [Basketball Association of America](/source/Basketball_Association_of_America) (BAA) for 43 games during the [1946–47 season](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season). Becker also played for the [Wilmington Blue Bombers](/source/Wilmington_Bombers), [Philadelphia Sphas](/source/Philadelphia_Sphas) and [Baltimore Bullets](/source/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%9354)) of the [American Basketball League](/source/American_Basketball_League_(1925%E2%80%931955)), the [Youngstown Bears](/source/Youngstown_Bears) of the [National Basketball League](/source/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)), and the Atlanta Crackers of the [Professional Basketball League of America](/source/Professional_Basketball_League_of_America). ==College career== Becker formed a trio known as the "Iron Dukes" with Duquesne teammates [Ed Milkovich](/source/Ed_Milkovich) and [Paul Widowitz](/source/Paul_Widowitz) that led the team to a 51–10 record in three seasons.{{cite web |title=Moe Becker |url=https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/moe-becker/ |website=Pro Basketball Encyclopedia |access-date=December 4, 2021}} ==Professional career== Becker served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) at the [Aberdeen Proving Ground](/source/Aberdeen_Proving_Ground) during World War II. While at the facility, he played for teams in nearby Baltimore and Philadelphia. ==Post-playing career== Becker returned to Pittsburgh after his playing career and served as a coach at Braddock High School. Moe also coached at Greensburg Salem High school. Becker died of complications from [Alzheimer's disease](/source/Alzheimer's_disease) on January 9, 1996, in the Camelot Nursing Home in [Peoria, Arizona](/source/Peoria%2C_Arizona).{{cite news |title=Morris R. "Moe" Becker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/95091688/ |access-date=December 4, 2021 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=January 12, 1996 |page=13}} ==BAA career statistics== {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;" |- ! colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"| Legend |- | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|   GP | Games played | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|  FG%  | style="padding-right: 8px" | [Field-goal](/source/Field_goal_(basketball)) percentage |- | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|  FT%  | [Free-throw](/source/Free_throw) percentage | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|  APG  | [Assists](/source/Assist_(basketball)) per game |- | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"|  PPG  | Points per game | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  '''Bold'''  | Career high |- |} ===Regular season=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- ! Year ! Team ! GP ! FG% ! FT% ! APG ! PPG |- |style="text-align:left;"| [1946–47](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Pittsburgh](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_Pittsburgh_Ironmen_season) | 17 || .201 || .533 || '''.8''' || '''6.4''' |- |style="text-align:left;"| [1946–47](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Boston](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_Boston_Celtics_season) | 6 || '''.227''' || '''.750''' || .2 || 2.2 |- |style="text-align:left;"| [1946–47](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_BAA_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Detroit](/source/1946%E2%80%9347_Detroit_Falcons_season) | '''20''' || .178 || .300 || '''.8''' || 2.1 |- |style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 43 || .196 || .500 || .7 || 3.8 |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{basketball stats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Moe}} Category:1917 births Category:1996 deaths Category:All-American college men's basketball players Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Pittsburgh Category:Boston Celtics players Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in Arizona Category:Detroit Falcons (basketball) players Category:Duquesne Dukes men's basketball players Category:Forwards (basketball) Category:Guards (basketball) Category:Pittsburgh Ironmen players Category:Professional Basketball League of America players Category:Youngstown Bears players {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Moe Becker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Becker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Becker?action=history)). 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