In his first year on the Pistons (19621963) DeBusschere averaged 12.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and made $15,000. ''In basketball, for one, the statistics don't mean a thing -- there is no real value in that scoresheet,'' he wrote in The New York Times in October 1974. 22 in the home white inside Chaminades gym launched his first shot from beyond the three-point arc swish. This browser does not support getting your location. Speakola is a labour of love and Id be very grateful if you would share, tweet or like it. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Obituaries Search Death Notices Place a death notice Request a News Obituary. Has there ever been two better speeches delivered in the same 24 hours? In 1996, he was picked as one of the 50 greatest players in the league's first half-century. Pete and Kristie DeBusschere have two other sons. Dave DeBusschere - Basketball-Reference.com INEZ DEBUSSCHERE OBITUARY. DeBusschere also served as the last commissioner of the American All Rights Reserved. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. and he took off. Do you have a blog? After graduation DeBusschere was offered $50,000 to sign with the Detroit Tigers baseball team, but he enrolled at the University of Detroit (later University of Detroit Mercy), where he again starred at baseball and basketball. "To be able to do both of them at the major league level, I was in awe of that. He was renowned for his physical style of play and tenacious defense, and he was named to the NBA All-Defensive first team six times.[12]. team from 1969 to 1974. I don't want to go out there, but if you do it, I will too.'' Jerry West recalled his longtime rival as "one of the really One day we pulled up off an island beach, and Dave and I dove off the boat to swim ashore. White Sox over Cleveland. Trending News He pitched the university to three N.C.A.A. And they always did. All articles, images, product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. Colleagues in the basketball world were unanimous in praise for DeBusschere, named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1996. Retrieved April 27, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/debusschere-david-albert-dave. ''Sure, it says that so-and-so had 30 points and 15 rebounds, but it certainly doesn't show that the man he was guarding may have scored 40 points.''. Encyclopedia.com. Hes just always looking to shoot. He was like a brother to me.". You need a Find a Grave account to continue. ", "Dave DeBusschere was someone for whom I have always had the utmost respect, not only as a basketball player but as a great human being," said Baylor, now general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers.