used the term frequently in broadcasts throughout the 1950s. Braun was elected to the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. Personal life Braun was born in Brooklyn and moved to Garden City, New York as a teenager where he went to high school and lived most of his adult life. After retiring from professional sports, Braun was a Wall Street stockbroker. He retired to Florida around 1990. He married his wife Joan in 1952 with whom he had four daughters Susan, Patricia, Nancy and Carol, and six grandchildren. He and Joan were married 58 years. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs See also Baseball in the United States Basketball in the United States References External links BasketballReference.com: Carl Braun (as coach) BasketballReference.com: Carl Braun (as player) 1927 births 2010 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from New York (state) Basketball players from New York City Boston Celtics players Burials at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood Colgate Raiders men's basketball players Garden City High School (New York) alumni Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Basketball Association broadcasters National Basketball Association All-Stars New York Knicks head coaches New York Knicks players Player-coaches Point guards Shooting guards Sportspeople from Brooklyn Undrafted National Basketball Association players Jewish American sportspeople 21st-century American Jews