Easy Parham
{{Short description|American basketball player (1921–1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Easy Parham
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|12|27}}
| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|10|4|1921|12|27}}
| death_place = Tarrant County, Texas
| nationality = American
| high_school =
| college = {{nowrap|Texas Wesleyan (1941–1943, 1946–1948)}}
| draft_year = 1948
| draft_league = BAA
| draft_round = --
| draft_pick = --
| draft_team = St. Louis Bombers
| career_start = 1948
| career_end = 1951
| career_number = 6, 14
| career_position = Forward / guard
| team1 = St. Louis Bombers
| years2 = {{nbay|1950|full=y}}
| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors
| years3 = 1951
| team3 = Grand Rapids Hornets
| highlights =
| stats_league = BAA/NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 712 (5.4 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 9 (1.3 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 285 (2.1 apg)
| bbr = parhaea01
}}
Estes Foster "Easy" Parham (December 27, 1921 – October 4, 1982) was an American professional basketball player.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parhaea01.html Easy Parham]. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 29, 2013. Parham was selected in the 1948 BAA draft by the St. Louis Bombers after a collegiate career at Texas Wesleyan. He played for the Bombers for two seasons and then the Philadelphia Warriors for one season before ending his BAA/NBA career.
BAA/NBA career statistics
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colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"| Legend |
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style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| GP
| Games played | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| FG% | style="padding-right: 8px" | Field-goal percentage |
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| FT%
| Free-throw percentage | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| RPG | Rebounds per game |
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| APG
| Assists per game | style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| PPG | Points per game |
style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
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Year
! Team ! GP ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG | |||||
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style="text-align:left;"| 1948–49
| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis | 60 | .307 | .558 | – | 2.5 | 5.7 |
style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1949}}
| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis | 66 | .325 | .494 | – | 2.0 | 5.5 |
style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1950}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia | 7 | .333 | .333 | 1.3 | .3 | .9 |
style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 133 | .316 | .522 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 5.4 |
=Playoffs=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{basketballstats|bbr=p/parhaea01}}
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Forwards (basketball)
Category:Philadelphia Warriors players
Category:Basketball players from Fort Worth, Texas
Category:St. Louis Bombers (NBA) draft picks
Category:St. Louis Bombers (NBA) players
Category:Texas Wesleyan Rams men's basketball players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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