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Easy Parham

Estes Foster "Easy" Parham was an American professional basketball player. Parham was selected in the 1948 BAA draft by the St. Louis Bombers after a collegiate career at Texas Wesleyan. He played for the Bombers for two seasons and then the Philadelphia Warriors for one season before ending his BAA/NBA career.

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Personal information
Born(1921-12-27)December 27, 1921
DiedOctober 4, 1982(1982-10-04) (aged 60)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
CollegeTexas Wesleyan (1941–1943, 1946–1948)
BAA draft1948: -- round, --
Drafted bySt. Louis Bombers
Playing career1948–1951
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number6, 14
Career history
19481950St. Louis Bombers
1950–1951Philadelphia Warriors
1951Grand Rapids Hornets
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points712 (5.4 ppg)
Rebounds9 (1.3 rpg)
Assists285 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Estes Foster "Easy" Parham (December 27, 1921 – October 4, 1982) was an American professional basketball player.1 Parham was selected in the 1948 BAA draft by the St. Louis Bombers after a collegiate career at Texas Wesleyan.1 He played for the Bombers for two seasons and then the Philadelphia Warriors for one season before ending his BAA/NBA career.1

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1948–49 St. Louis 60 .307 .558 2.5 5.7
1949–50 St. Louis 66 .325 .494 2.0 5.5
1950–51 Philadelphia 7 .333 .333 1.3 .3 .9
Career 133 .316 .522 1.3 2.1 5.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949 St. Louis 2 .385 .000 3.0 5.0
Career 2 .385 .000 3.0 5.0
References

References

  1. Easy Parham. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 29, 2013.
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