Richard Allen "Dick" Davies was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is also the youngest brother of Bob Davies, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1970. Davies was born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and attended John Harris High School. He then attended Gettysburg College and played for his brother, who was the coach at the time, before transferring to Louisiana State University where he lettered for two seasons. Standing at 6 ft 1 in and weighing 176 pounds, Davies played the guard position. He was captain of LSU for one season, and in 1960 was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the 11th round of the NBA Draft. Despite his late-round selection, Davies opted to play in the Amateur Athletic Union for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots. He was selected to represent the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics, one in which they went 9?0 and won the gold medal. Davies averaged 3.4 points per game, and his personal tournament-high was 12 points in the opening game against South Korea. 

January 21st, 1936 in Harrisburg  /  Died:   Feb 25th, 2012