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  1.                                  In the pros, Bob concen-
  2.                                  trated on feeding the ball
  3.                                  to his teammates. He
  4.                                  led the league in assists
  5.                                  in 1948-49 and was 
  6. always among the leaders in his other
  7. seasons. By 1951, the 6' 1" tall guard led the
  8. the Rochester Royals (a team that would
  9. become the Sacramento Kings) to its only 
  10. NBA championship. 
  11.  
  12. A gracious personality off the court, Bob was 
  13. the model for Chip Hilton, the hero of a 
  14. popular series of novels for boys written by 
  15. Long Island University basketball coach
  16. Clair Bee.