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Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 14 - Frank Kudelka (1952-53)
Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 14 - Frank Kudelka (1952-53)
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the sixth of 13 players who wore the No. 14 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State wing alum Frank Kudelka. After ending his college career at Saint Mary's, Kudelka joined the (defunct) Chicago Stags in 1949.
The San Francisco, California native also played for (defunct) Washington Capitols, Boston Celtics, and (defunct) Baltimore Bullets before his contract was sold to the (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors for the final two seasons of his NBA career.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Kudelka wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 4.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
