Ray Lumpp 1948 Gold Medal Olympic Basketball team NY Knicks Bullets Signed GPC

Ray Lumpp (deceased) was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens. He played college basketball for New York University, and was on the team that made it to the finals of the 1948 NIT tournament. Lumpp competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics as part of the American men's basketball team that won the gold medal. From 1948 to 1953 Lumpp played professionally for the NBA's New York Knicks, Indianapolis Jets, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 12.7 points per game in his rookie season.Offered is a gpc postmarked January 29, 1949 from Indianapolis during his rookie season in the NBA. Lumpp signed his name and wrote a short note.