Ed Conlin

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ed Conlin

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|09|02}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|09|21|1933|09|02}}

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = St. Michael's
(Brooklyn, New York)

| college = Fordham (1951–1955)

| draft_year = 1955

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 5

| draft_team = Syracuse Nationals

| career_start = 1955

| career_end = 1962

| career_position = Small forward / shooting guard

| career_number = 8, 11, 12, 7

| coach_start = 1967

| coach_end = 1970

| years1 = {{nbay|1955|start}}–{{nbay|1958|end}}

| team1 = Syracuse Nationals

| years2 = {{nbay|1958|end}}–{{nbay|1959|end}}

| team2 = Detroit Pistons

| years3 = {{nbay|1960|start}}–{{nbay|1961|end}}

| team3 = Philadelphia Warriors

| cyears1 = 1967–1968

| cteam1 = Fordham (assistant)

| cyears2 = 1968–1970

| cteam2 = Fordham

| highlights =

• First-team All-American – Look (1955)
• Second-team All-American – NEA (1955)
• Third-team All-American – Look (1954)
• Third-team All-American – Collier's (1955)
• NCAA rebounding leader (1953)
• 2× Haggerty Award winner (1954, 1955)
• No. 11 retired by Fordham Rams

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 4,891 (10.1 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 2,349 (4.8 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 949 (2.0 apg)

| cstats_league1 = College

| cwin1 = 27

| closs1 = 24

}}

Edward James Conlin (September 2, 1933 – September 21, 2012) was an American basketball player and coach.

A 6'5" guard/forward from Fordham University, Conlin played in the National Basketball Association from 1955 to 1962 as a member of the Syracuse Nationals, Detroit Pistons, and Philadelphia Warriors. On February 13, 1959, Conlin was traded from Syracuse to Detroit for eventual hall-of-famer George Yardley.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/yardlge01.html George Yardley Transactions] He averaged 10.1 points per game in his NBA career.

Conlin returned to Fordham when he joined the coaching staff of Johnny Bach in 1967. He assumed the position of head coach from 1968 to 1970. Conlin was dismissed from the team in 1970 with a record of 27–24 during his two seasons.{{cite news |last1=Harvin |first1=Al |title=FORDHAM DROPS CONLIN AS COACH |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/20/archives/fordham-drops-conlin-as-coach-rams-five-won-10-lost-15-in-his-2d.html |access-date=October 25, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=March 20, 1970 |page=60}}

Conlin was inducted into the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 and his number 11 was retired by the team in 2004.{{cite web |title=Edward Conlin (1973) |url=https://fordhamsports.com/honors/hall-of-fame/edward-conlin/59 |website=Fordham University |access-date=October 25, 2023}}

Conlin died on September 21, 2012.{{cite web | title =Fordham Hall of Famer Ed Conlin Mourned | publisher =Fordham Athletics | date =September 25, 2012 | url =http://www.fordhamsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092512aaa.html | access-date =September 27, 2012 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120928012609/http://www.fordhamsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092512aaa.html | archive-date =September 28, 2012 }}