SPORT – March 1948 – George Kaftan

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This is the March 1948 issue of SPORT. It features
George Kaftan
, a great basketball player at the College of the Holy Cross on the cover. Cover articles are “Why
Joe Louis
Can’t Retire” and “Who Is Hockey’s Hottest Rookie.” There are also “Great Color Photos: Indiana High School Basketball.” There are other articles, as well as color and black & white photos and vintage advertisements.
The magazine contains 108 pages and measures approximately 8.5 x 11 inches.
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George A. Kaftan (February 22, 1928-October 6, 2018) played college and professional basketball.
Kaftan grew up in New York City and went to Xavier in Manhattan before going to Holy Cross for college. Though just 6'3", Kaftan was the starting center for the College of the Holy Cross team that won the 1947 NCAA Basketball Tournament. In 1947 Kaftan also won Most Outstanding Player honors after averaging 21 points per game in three games.
Kaftan was selected in the second round of the 1949 Basketball Association of America (BAA) Draft. Kaftan later played professionally for the Boston Celtics (1949-1950), New York Knicks (1950-1952) and Baltimore Bullets (1952-1953). He averaged 7.5 points per game in his BAA/NBA career.
Kaftan is a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame and the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame.