John E. "Jack" Foley is a retired American professional basketball formerly of the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association . He was selected in the second round as the 18th pick in the 1962 NBA Draft by the Celtics and spent one season playing in the league. Foley was given the nickname "The Shot" because of his explosive offensive ability. A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Foley attended Assumption High School, where he graduated in 1958. He decided to stay close to home when playing college basketball and enrolled at The College of the Holy Cross. Since college freshmen were ineligible to participate on varsity teams, Foley's college career did not officially begin until 1959?60. In his three seasons as a Crusader, he scored so many points that his nickname, "The Shot", was what he was commonly referred to. In his sophomore season, Foley averaged 24.6 points per game, followed by 26.9 ppg and 33.3 ppg during his junior and senior seasons, respectively. In his senior year of 1961?62, he finished second in the nation in scoring behind Utah's Bill McGill. That season, Foley garnered consensus Second Team All-American honors. 

April 19th, 1939 in Worcester  /  Died:   Nov 29th, 2020 - aged 81