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Dick Garmaker

Dick Garmaker, American basketball player (died 2020)

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Born
October 29, 1932
Died
June 13, 2020
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1932

About Dick Garmaker

Richard Eugene Garmaker was an American basketball player who played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1961. Garmaker was selected first-team All-Big Ten as both a junior and senior, along with teammate and future NBA player, and lifelong friend, Charles Mencel, both seasons. He was a 1954-55 consensus first-team All-American for the Golden Gophers, along with Sihugo Green (Duquesne), Tom Gola (La Salle), Bill Russell (San Francisco) and Dick Ricketts (Duquesne). Garmaker learned the turnaround fade-away jump shot from Skoog, which became Garmaker's hallmark shot.

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The world when Dick Garmaker was born

Dick Garmaker was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dick Garmaker's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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