Paul Hoffman

Paul James Hoffman (Bear, The Body)

Born: April 12, 1922
Died: November 12, 1998
High School: Jasper in Jasper, Indiana
College: Purdue University
As Player: 317 G, 10.2 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.9 APG (Full Record)

Franchises

• Washington Wizards: June 3, 1963 to May 5, 1965

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Washington Wizards Franchise

• August 15, 1963: Signed Mel Peterson as a free agent.
• October 28, 1963: Traded Larry Staverman to the Detroit Pistons for Kevin Loughery.
• October 29, 1963: Traded Bill McGill to the New York Knicks for Paul Hogue and Gene Shue.
• May 4, 1964: Selected Gary Bradds (1st round, 3rd pick), Jerry Sloan (3rd round, 21st pick), Pete Spoden (4th round, 30th pick), Bennie Lennox (5th round, 39th pick), Bobby Joe Edmonds (6th round, 48th pick), Ron Miller (7th round, 57th pick), Danny Schultz (8th round, 66th pick), Tom Black (9th round, 74th pick), Bill Kusleika (10th round, 81st pick), Fred Glover (11th round, 88th pick), Frank Kamiaski (12th round, 92nd pick), Doug Moon (13th round, 96th pick), Pete Gent (14th round, 98th pick) and Sandy Williams (15th round, 100th pick) in the 1964 NBA Draft.
• June 18, 1964: Traded Terry Dischinger, Don Kojis and Rod Thorn to the Detroit Pistons for Bob Ferry, Bailey Howell, Les Hunter, Wali Jones and Don Ohl.
• August 26, 1964: Purchased Steve Courtin from the Cincinnati Royals.
• October 17, 1964: Purchased Al Butler from the New York Knicks.
• November 11, 1964: Signed Gary Hill as a free agent.
• February 3, 1965: Purchased Wayne Hightower from the San Francisco Warriors.