Ed Gayda

{{Short description|American basketball player (1927–2021)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ed Gayda

| image = Ed_Gayda.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Gayda from the 1950 Chinook.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|5|16}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|11|1927|5|16}}

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| high_school = Hoquiam (Hoquiam, Washington)

| college = Washington State (1946–1950)

| draft_year = 1950

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 15

| draft_team = Tri-Cities Blackhawks

| career_start = 1950

| career_end = 1951

| career_number = 10

| career_position = Guard / forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1950|full=y}}

| team1 = Tri-Cities Blackhawks

| highlights =

• 2× First-team All-PCC (1949, 1950)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 56 (3.7 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 39 (2.6 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 13 (0.9 apg)

}}

Edward C. Gayda (May 11, 1927 – December 11, 2021) was an American professional basketball player. Gayda was selected in the second round (15th pick overall) of the 1950 NBA draft by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks after a collegiate career at Washington State. He played for the Blackhawks in 15 total games in 1951–52. In 2014, he was inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wsucougars.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209418697|title = Ed Gayda to be Inducted into Pac-12 Hall of Honor}}

Following his playing career, Gayda went into private business. He died on December 11, 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spokesman/name/edward-gayda-obituary?id=32024112 |title= Edward C. Gayda |publisher=The Spokesman-Review|date= December 29, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2022}}