Considered by many to be the “outstanding player in his era,” Strzelecki was a four-year basketball player at Clark.
He was the country’s second-leading scorer in his last three seasons at Clark, and his talents earned him the Hebert trophy as the top male senior athlete of his class.
Considered by many opposing coaches to be one of the top players in the East, Strzelecki was best known for his hook shots (both right- and left-handed) as well as his dribbling, passing, and fast release set shots.
After his playing days at Clark, Strzelecki traveled around New England with several semi-professional teams. From the period of 1937 to 1952, he played in approximately 1,200 games, scoring more than 24,000 points.
Strzelecki turned down an offer to join the newly formed NBA Boston Celtics in 1945 in order to take on the position of director of physical education in the Webster-Dudley school system.
He also coached boys basketball at Bartlett High School where he earned an 80-40 career record, and was a high school and college basketball official for 25 years.
Strzelecki died in 1988.
PRESENTER:
Joseph Christopher (Accepting for Strzelecki was his wife, Dorothy)
