Ed Macauley

Ed Macauley was a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He played from 1949 to 1959. At that time, while playing for the St. Louis Hawks, he won an NBA Championship in 1958 and he was also named an NBA All-Star from 1951 to 1957.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Charles Edward Macauley was born on March 22, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States of America. He stood 203 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 84 kg. He was a center and a power forward.

He married his wife Jackie and they had seven children together. Later in his life, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and died at 83 years old on November 8, 2011, in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.

High School and College Career

He attended St. Louis University HS in his hometown. Later, he continued to play for Saint Louis University and was there from 1945 to 1949.

He won the NIT (National Invitation Tournament) Championship in 1948. In 1949, Macauley was named the AP Player of the Year.

Professional Career

He was drafted by the St. Louis Bombers in the 1949 NBA draft. He played with them for the 1949-1950 season.

Macauley was then signed by the Boston Celtics from the Bombers in 1950. Later, in 1956, he was traded off to St. Louis Hawks by the Celtics along with Cliff Hagan for Bill Russell. While with the Hawks, he helped the team with the 1958 NBA Championships.

Macauley accumulated a total of 11,234 points during his entire career along with 2,079 assists and 4,325 rebounds. His total average points per game is to a total of 17.5, with his career-best of 20.4 in the 1950-51 season.

Macauley topped the list for field goal percentage twice during his career. His 0.452 % FGP came in the year 1952-53 and the record was followed up the next year with 0.486.

Macauley played the most number of games per season for 3 years, in 1951-52, 1956-57, and 1957-58.

In his professional career, he was also named an NBA All-Star seven times.

Career Highlights

As a player:

• 1958 - NBA champion
• 1951–1957 - NBA All-Star
• 1951 - NBA All-Star Game MVP
• 1951–1953 - All-NBA First Team
• 1954 - All-NBA Second Team

• No. 22 retired by the Boston Celtics

• 1948 - Helms Foundation Player of the Year
• 1948, 1949 - Consensus first-team All-American
• 1947 - Third-team All-American – Helms
• 1947–1949 - First-team All-MVC

• No. 50 retired by Saint Louis Billikens

As coach:

• 1959, 1960 - NBA All-Star Game head coach

Career Statistics

• Points - 11,234 (17.5 ppg)
• Rebounds - 4,324 (7.5 rpg)
• Assists - 2,079 (3.2 apg)

• Basketball Hall of Fame as a player, 1960
• College Basketball Hall of Fame, 2006

Team History:

As coach:

• 1958–1960 - St. Louis Hawks