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The Top Ranked
Small Forwards of the 1950s
Notes: This
list is based on pro stats.
What players did in
college is not factored into this list.
Ranking Explanation
|
Rnk |
Athlete |
Overall Decade Rank |
|
1 |
Paul Arizin |
6 |
|
2 |
George Yardley |
13 |
|
3 |
Cliff Hagan |
19 |
|
4 |
Fred Schaus |
27 |
|
5 |
Jack Twyman |
31 |
|
6 |
Leo Barnhorst |
40 |
|
7 |
Dike Eddleman |
48 |
|
8 |
Ed Conlin |
55 |
|
9 |
Vince Boryla |
61 |
|
10 |
Frank Ramsey |
65 |
|
11 |
Jim Baechtold |
74 |
|
12 |
Bill Calhoun |
75 |
|
13 |
Odie Spears |
77 |
|
14 |
Jim Loscutoff |
81 |
|
15 |
Don Boven |
83 |
|
16 |
Elgin Baylor |
85 |
|
17 |
Dick Schnittker |
94 |
|
18 |
Togo Palazzi |
102 |
|
19 |
Ernie Vandeweghe |
107 |
|
20 |
Dillard Crocker |
112 |
|
21 |
George Kaftan |
125 |
|
22 |
Jim Holstein |
128 |
|
23 |
Tom Marshall |
130 |
|
24 |
Joe Holup |
137 |
|
25 |
Lou Tsioropoulos |
152 |
|
26 |
Jim Paxson Sr. |
154 |
|
27 |
Joe Holland |
165 |
|
28 |
Dick Rosenthal |
182 |
|
29 |
Irv Bemoras |
184 |
|
30 |
Ed Leede |
190 |
|
31 |
Don Rehfeldt |
196 |
|
32 |
Andy Johnson |
203 |
|
33 |
Mel Payton |
204 |
|
34 |
Mike Farmer |
209 |
|
35 |
Lennie Rosenbluth |
216 |
|
36 |
Jackie Moore |
222 |
|
37 |
Jack L. Turner |
229 |
|
38 |
Jack Smiley |
242 |
|
39 |
Leo Klier |
244 |
|
40 |
Bob Feerick |
255 |
|
41 |
Arnie Ferrin |
257 |
|
42 |
Norm Swanson |
261 |
|
43 |
Bob Lochmueller |
266 |
|
44 |
Joseph Nelson |
267 |
|
45 |
Tony Lavelli |
271 |
|
46 |
Joe Smyth |
274 |
|
47 |
Paul Noel |
276 |
|
48 |
John Pilch |
277 |
|
49 |
Easy Parham |
278 |
|
50 |
Tommy Byrnes |
281 |
|
51 |
Art Burris |
284 |
|
52 |
Ray Ragelis |
286 |
|
53 |
Johnny Horan |
291 |
|
54 |
Ed Stanczak |
302 |
|
55 |
Bill Mlkvy |
304 |
|
56 |
Jim Walsh |
306 |
|
57 |
Tony Jaros |
308 |
|
58 |
Bill Bolger |
309 |
|
59 |
Chuck Grigsby |
318 |
|
60 |
Chuck Mrazovich |
321 |
|
61 |
Ed Smith |
324 |
|
62 |
Walter Kersulis |
332 |
|
63 |
Harold Haskins |
339 |
|
64 |
Don Savage |
345 |
|
65 |
Don Hanrahan |
353 |
|
66 |
Mo Mahoney |
354 |
|
67 |
John McConathy |
357 |
|
68 |
Andrew Levane |
359 |
|
69 |
Frank Keath |
363 |
|
70 |
Norm Mager |
365 |
|
71 |
Bud Grant |
366 |
|
72 |
Mike O'Neill |
370 |
|
73 |
Keith Bloom |
374 |
|
74 |
Ariel Maughan |
376 |
|
75 |
Stan Patrick |
377 |
|
76 |
Dick Surhoff |
383 |
|
77 |
Leroy Chollet |
386 |
|
78 |
Bob Naber |
388 |
|
79 |
John Bruce |
389 |
|
80 |
Gene James |
391 |
|
81 |
Ed Beach |
394 |
|
82 |
Johnny Ezersky |
396 |
|
83 |
Robert Vollers |
406 |
|
84 |
Price Brookfield |
407 |
|
85 |
Carl Shaeffer |
409 |
|
86 |
George Latham |
423 |
|
87 |
Bob Isaacs |
427 |
|
88 |
Don McMillan |
429 |
|
89 |
Bob Priddy |
434 |
|
90 |
Guy Mitchell |
436 |
|
91 |
Johnny Norlander |
440 |
|
92 |
Jack Molinas |
441 |
|
93 |
Lee Nichols |
443 |
|
94 |
Rufino Bernedo |
444 |
|
95 |
Russ DeVette |
448 |
|
96 |
Bob Kohlmeyer |
455 |
|
97 |
Clayton Bristow |
457 |
|
98 |
Gene Peterson |
462 |
|
99 |
Bo Erias |
464 |
|
100 |
Tom Brennan |
466 |
|
101 |
Raymond Gaisser |
467 |
|
102 |
Jack Walton |
469 |
|
103 |
Grant Dunlap |
472 |
|
104 |
Warren Switzer |
479 |
|
105 |
Dick Schulz |
485 |
|
106 |
Wlamir Marques |
496 |
|
107 |
Gene Stump |
499 |
|
108 |
Jim Mooney |
508 |
|
109 |
Stan Brown |
511 |
|
110 |
Al Guokas |
512 |
|
111 |
Bob Santini |
516 |
|
112 |
Johnny Orr |
518 |
|
113 |
Oscar Moglia |
519 |
|
114 |
Chen Tsu-Li |
522 |
|
115 |
Adesio Lombardo |
530 |
|
116 |
Mickey Homa |
532 |
|
117 |
Howie Janotta |
534 |
|
118 |
Freddie B. Lewis |
542 |
|
119 |
Jack Leighton |
544 |
|
120 |
Nat Militzok |
552 |
|
121 |
Hooks Dillon |
557 |
|
122 |
Fortunato Munoz |
576 |
|
123 |
Alfredo Arroyave |
583 |
|
124 |
Rodolfo Salas |
588 |
|
125 |
Jin-Ron Lio |
593 |
|
126 |
Frank Martello |
597 |
|
127 |
Johnny Bach |
610 |
|
128 |
Alfredo da Motta |
613 |
|
129 |
Loreto Carbonell |
615 |
|
130 |
Tom Smith |
618 |
|
131 |
Jose Cestero |
634 |
|
132 |
Paul Gordon |
636 |
|
133 |
Suet-Fong Tong |
641 |
|
134 |
Abraham Shneior |
650 |
|
135 |
Ignacio Chavira |
652 |
|
136 |
Yet-An Wu |
660 |
|
137 |
Antoine Musillia |
662 |
|
138 |
Don Grate |
664 |
|
139 |
Henri Grange |
665 |
|
140 |
Stacey Arceneaux |
670 |
|
141 |
Fahmi Saboungi |
672 |
|
142 |
Jorge Bogado |
673 |
|
143 |
Washington Poyet |
698 |
|
144 |
Benny McNeil |
700 |
|
145 |
Jing-Huan Ling |
701 |
|
146 |
Sammy Glassmire |
702 |
|
147 |
Clarence Forbes |
713 |
|
148 |
Doug Brinham |
719 |
|
149 |
Bernardo Schime |
723 |
|
150 |
Bob MacKinnon |
730 |
|
151 |
Manuel Usher |
732 |
|
152 |
Bud Haabestad |
737 |
|
153 |
Rich Gaines |
744 |
|
154 |
Joe Lord |
747 |
|
155 |
Chick Craig |
755 |
|
156 |
Pete Pasko |
758 |
|
157 |
Chico Burrell |
761 |
|
158 |
Sonny Jameson |
766 |
|
159 |
Hal Tidrick |
769 |
|
160 |
Walt Hirsch |
771 |
|
161 |
Ted Hanauer |
776 |
|
162 |
Marv Jaffe |
782 |
|
163 |
Sonny Lloyd |
787 |
|
164 |
Floyd Becker |
801 |
|
165 |
Joe Kubachka |
805 |
|
166 |
Goose Powell |
808 |
|
167 |
Herschel Baltimore |
823 |
|
168 |
Jack McLaughlin |
826 |
|
169 |
Chili Edelstein |
827 |
|
170 |
Leo Makovitch |
829 |
|
171 |
John Weglecki |
836 |
|
172 |
Bill Cantwell |
840 |
|
173 |
Bill Brown |
845 |
|
174 |
Cecil Mosenson |
863 |
|
175 |
Jackie Laub |
864 |
|
176 |
Johnny Rucker |
866 |
|
177 |
Bill Gallagher |
867 |
|
178 |
Rabbit Walthur |
871 |
|
179 |
Don Markward |
883 |
|
180 |
Joe Greenberg |
887 |
|
181 |
Gil Swartz |
888 |
|
182 |
Cal Gardner |
889 |
|
183 |
Gene Belletierre |
890 |
|
184 |
Hank Poppe |
893 |
|
185 |
Tom Frein |
896 |
|
186 |
Eddie Anlian |
897 |
|
187 |
Harry Foley |
911 |
|
188 |
Jim Sottile |
915 |
|
189 |
Bill Hoffer |
920 |
|
190 |
Joey Griggs |
921 |
|
191 |
Frank Cutko |
932 |
|
192 |
Little John Wilson |
934 |
|
193 |
Fran O'Malley |
937 |
|
194 |
Tom Hart |
954 |
|
195 |
Nick Dietterick |
955 |
|
196 |
Levere Disque |
959 |
|
197 |
Nick Bruckner |
972 |
|
198 |
Joe Gallagher |
975 |
|
199 |
Jimmy Harris |
976 |
|
200 |
Hal Reinfeld |
981 |
|
201 |
Jack Straub |
983 |
|
202 |
Andy Maddox |
985 |
|
203 |
Tom Sabol |
989 |
|
204 |
Nels King |
1004 |
|
205 |
Ken Haggerty |
1006 |
|
206 |
Ed Theisen |
1012 |
|
207 |
Jack Hageman |
1024 |
|
208 |
Joe Dougherty |
1025 |
|
209 |
Lou Dickman |
1026 |
|
210 |
Ossie Kriebel |
1047 |
|
211 |
Augie Cole |
1057 |
|
212 |
Jim Horne |
1060 |
|
213 |
Vince Leta |
1064 |
|
214 |
Ted Benson |
1073 |
|
215 |
Danny Mackin |
1081 |
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