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John Albert Beckman (October 22, 1895, in New York, NY – June 22, 1968, in Miami, Florida) was a professional basketball player. During his 27 years lasting pro career (1914–41) he was known as the " Babe Ruth of basketball".
John Beckman. In his 28 years on the courts, John Beckman, considered the "Babe Ruth of Basketball," was basketball's premier attraction. With a gritty playing style and nearly perfect free throw ability, the 5-foot-10-inch Beckman always electrified the crowd.
John Beckman, known by the press as “The Babe Ruth of Basketball,” was one of the first stars in the game of professional basketball. He started playing professionally only twenty years after James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. Beckman played the game from 1911 through 1930.
John Beckman is Emeritus Research Professor of Astrophysics at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. A graduate of Oxford University in Theoretical Physics, he read for his D.Phil. in Astrophysics at the same university, where he later was awarded the higher doctorate of D.Sc.
John Beckman is the Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Strategic Communications. In this role, he serves as the University's chief spokesperson, and has responsibility for the Public Affairs office, NYU Today, the NYU Information Center, Advertising and Publications, Media Production, the Photo Bureau, and the Office of Web ...
John Beckman was born on 8 September 1950. He is an actor, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), Torch Song Trilogy (1988) and There's Gotta Be Something More (2018).
John Beckman is a professor of English at the U.S. Naval Academy. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Granta, Book, McSweeney’s, and Arizona Quarterly, among other publications. His novel The Winter Zoo was named a New York Times Notable Book.
