Back توم غولا Arabic توم جولا ARZ توم قولا AZB Tom Gola Catalan Гола, Том CE Tom Gola German Tom Gola Spanish Tom Gola French טום גולה HE Tom Gola Italian
 Gola in 1953 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2014 (aged 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | La Salle College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | La Salle (1951–1955) |
| NBA draft | 1955: territorial pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
| Playing career | 1955–1966 |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Number | 15, 6 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1955–1956, 1957–1962 | Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors |
| 1962–1966 | New York Knicks |
| As coach: | |
| 1968–1970 | La Salle |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 7,871 (11.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,417 (7.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,962 (4.2 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
| Philadelphia City Controller | |
| In office January 5, 1970 – January 7, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Hemphill |
| Succeeded by | William Klenk |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 170th district | |
| In office January 7, 1969 – January 5, 1970 | |
| Preceded by | District Created |
| Succeeded by | Alvin Katz |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
Thomas Joseph Gola (January 13, 1933 – January 26, 2014) was an American basketball player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all-time. Gola was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.