Rick Barry led the Warriors to a stunning 1975 championship sweep, averaged 35.6 PPG in 1967, and shot 89.3% from the free throw line using his famous underhanded technique. Here is why #24 belongs in the rafters.
Broadcast career as NBA analyst for multiple networks
Basketball clinics and instruction camps
Author of 'Confessions of a Basketball Gypsy' (1972)
慈善事业
Youth basketball development programs across the country
Hall of Fame legacy programs promoting NBA history education
媒体
Long broadcasting career on NBC, CBS, and regional sports networksSubject of numerous historical documentaries about the ABA/NBA eraFeatured in NBA 50th and 75th Anniversary team content
你知道吗?
你知道吗?
1
Barry shot free throws underhanded — the so-called 'granny shot' — and converted at 90.0% for his career, one of the highest marks in NBA history and a technique that modern analytics increasingly suggest is biomechanically superior to the conventional overhand method.
2
Three of his sons — Scooter, Jon, and Brent Barry — all played in the NBA, making the Barrys one of the most impressive basketball families in professional sports history. Canyon Barry also played professionally.
3
His 35.6 points per game scoring title in 1966-67 placed him alongside Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain as the most prolific scorers of the NBA's pre-modern era.
4
The 1975 Warriors championship sweep of Washington is considered one of the greatest upsets in Finals history — a 48-win team defeating a 60-win Bullets squad in four straight games, led by Barry's 29.5 PPG Finals MVP performance.
职业荣誉
职业荣誉
NBA Champion (1975)
NBA Finals MVP (1975)
NBA scoring champion (1966-67)
8x NBA/ABA All-Star
All-NBA First Team (4x)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1987)
NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
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