Hal Uplinger
American basketball player and TV producer (1929-2011)
Harold Francis Uplinger (September 30, 1929, February 1, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and television producer.
A 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m) guard from Long Island University, Uplinger spent the 1953-54 NBA season with the Baltimore Bullets, scoring 86 points in 23 games.
He was the Northern League basketball player of the year at John Marshall High School, and an All-Los Angeles City player as well, going on to play for the National Championship Junior College team at Los Angeles City College before playing at L.I.U. for legendary coach Clair Bee. He is the only Marshall High School (opened in 1931) basketball player to ever play in the NBA.
01Television producer
He worked for CBS in Los Angeles and New York as the production manager at KCBS, then as sports producer for the CBS Television Network. He produced the American side of Live Aid and was responsible for the international distribution of the 16-hour broadcast to 155 countries and raised $283.7 million for the Band Aid Trust. Uplinger produced many worldwide TV broadcasts mainly using top musical talent promoting humanitarian themes.
He is considered to be the co-founder, along with Tony Verna, of the system used to present instant replays on television.
02Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source
Regular season
Sources and credits
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- Hal Uplinger 1951.jpg by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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