Phil Farbman
Personal information
Born	(1924-04-03)April 3, 1924 Brooklyn, New York
Died	September 15, 1996(1996-09-15) (aged 72)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	Brooklyn (1941–1943) CCNY (1947–1948)
BAA draft	1948: undrafted
Playing career	1948–1949
Position	Forward
Number	15, 8
Career history
1948–1949	Philadelphia Warriors
1949	Boston Celtics

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Philip M. Farbman (April 3, 1924 – September 15, 1996) was an American professional basketball player.

Biography

He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrants Harry and Ida Farbman and was Jewish.^{[citation needed]} He attended and played basketball at Brooklyn College (1941–43) and City College of New York (1947–48).^[1] He entered the US Army in 1943 to fight in World War II.^{[citation needed]}

He was drafted in the first round of the 1948 Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors.^[1] He spent one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors and Boston Celtics (1948–49).

BAA career statistics