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A 6'3" guard, Vandeweghe played collegiately at Colgate University , where he was an All-American . He was drafted by the Knicks in the 1949 BAA Draft, and played in the NBA for six seasons. While playing for the Knicks, Vandeweghe also studied Medicine . After retiring from the NBA in 1956 , Vandeweghe served as a physician for the Air Force; while stationed overseas in Germany he and his wife became the parents of Kiki Vandeweghe . In addition to Kiki, he had two other children who were world-class athletes; his daughter Tauna won a U.S. national swimming championship in the Backstroke (and competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics ), and his son Bruk medalled in beach volleyball in the 1994 Goodwill Games . Dr. Vandeweghe has also served as chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and served on the Olympic Sports Commission under President Gerald Ford , where he assisted with development of two key pieces of sports legislation-- Title IX and the 1976 Amateur Athletic Act. Currently, he is a senior vice president with Focus Partners LLC, a New-York -based financial services firm, and a consultant with the United States Golf and Fitness Association. He also occasionally provides commentary for several sports publications. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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