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Gene Guarilia

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Gene Guarilia Famous memorial

Birth
Duryea, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Nov 2016 (aged 79)
Duryea, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Duryea, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.3465944, Longitude: -75.7697361
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Professional Basketball Player. For four seasons (1959 to 1963), he played at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association with the Boston Celtics. Born Eugene Michael Guarilia, he attended Holy Rosary High School in Duyrea, Pennsylvania and later played collegiate basketball at George Washington University. Selected by Boston during the 2nd round of the 1959 NBA Draft, he totaled 129 career regular season games. He was fortunate to play with the Celtics during the most successful run of the team's history, as he experienced four world championships. After retiring from basketball, he worked as a teacher in his native Pennsylvania.
Professional Basketball Player. For four seasons (1959 to 1963), he played at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association with the Boston Celtics. Born Eugene Michael Guarilia, he attended Holy Rosary High School in Duyrea, Pennsylvania and later played collegiate basketball at George Washington University. Selected by Boston during the 2nd round of the 1959 NBA Draft, he totaled 129 career regular season games. He was fortunate to play with the Celtics during the most successful run of the team's history, as he experienced four world championships. After retiring from basketball, he worked as a teacher in his native Pennsylvania.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: Nov 24, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173134350/gene-guarilia: accessed ), memorial page for Gene Guarilia (13 Sep 1937–20 Nov 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173134350, citing Saint Joseph Cemetery, Duryea, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.