Richard L. Farley (April 13, 1932 – October 2, 1969) was an American professional basketball player.
A swingman from Winslow, Indiana, Farley played for the 1953 Indiana University national championship team. He also played three seasons (1954–1956; 1958–1959) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals and Detroit Pistons. He averaged 6.5 points per game in his career and won a league title with Syracuse in 1955.
Farley previously held the NBA record for the shortest amount of time on the floor before fouling out in a game, with five minutes' playing time, set on March 12, 1956. The record stood for 41 years until the Dallas Mavericks' Bubba Wells broke it by getting himself disqualified in just 3 minutes on December 29, 1997.
Farley died of cancer on October 2, 1969.
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG † Syracuse 69 16.1 .385 .677 2.4 1.6 5.9 Syracuse 72 19.8 .373 .691 2.3 2.1 6.7 Detroit 70 18.3 .393 .737 2.8 1.8 7.0Career 211 18.1 .384 .700 2.5 1.8 6.7
Playoffs Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1955† Syracuse11* 15.3 .339 .560 1.2 1.8 4.7 1956 Syracuse 8 21.1 .472 .613 2.6 3.5 10.1 1959 Detroit 3 11.0 .417 1.000 2.0 1.0 3.7Career 22 16.8 .414 .596 1.8 2.3 6.8
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External links
Hoopedia biography Winslow High website page