Charley Eckman

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Charles "Charley" Eckman (born September 10, 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland, died July 3, 1995) was an NBA basketball coach, minor league baseball player, NCAA and NBA basketball referee, broadcaster, and author.

He coached the Fort Wayne Pistons from 1954 through 1957.

In 1995, he died of colon cancer. His autobiography, It's a Very Simple Game! The Life and Times of Charley Eckman was published posthumously.

[edit] External links

• Web site dedicated to Eckman
• Charley Eckman and Fred Neil, It's a Very Simple Game! The Life and Times of Charley Eckman, Borderlands Press (1995), ISBN 1-880325-15-2

Preceded by Paul Birch

Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons Head Coach 1954–1957

Succeeded by Red Rocha

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