Sigurður Helgason (basketball)

Sigurður Már Helgason (born 29 April 1940) is an Icelandic former basketball player and businessman. He played several seasons in the Icelandic Basketball Tournament and was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigurður.
Sigurður Helgason
Personal information
Born (1940-04-28) 28 April 1940
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
PositionCenter
Career history
195?–1970KFR
1970–1971Valur

Club career

Sigurður starred for Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (KFR) for more than a decade. On 17 March 1962, he scored 30 points in a victory against KR.[1] In the fall of 1965, he helped KR win the annual Reykjavík City Tournament, which at the time was the second most important basketball competition in the country.[2] In 1970, the club merged into Knattspyrnufélagið Valur and became its basketball department.[3] Sigurður continued to play for the team under the new name, but decided to retire at the end of the 1971 season, siding his age and negative writings in certain newspaper towards him and other players.[4]

National team career

Sigurður debuted with the Icelandic national basketball team in 1969.[5] In total, he played 5 games for the team.[6]

Personal life

Outside of basketball, Sigurður became a master in upholstery in 1966. In 1970 he designed the Fuzzy chair.[7][8][9]

Sigurður's son, Flosi Sigurðsson,[2] played college basketball for the University of Washington from 1981 to 1985.[10] Measured at 212 cm, he played 15 games for the Icelandic national team from 1983 to 1984.[6]

References
  1. "KFR vann KR í jöfnum leik". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 21 March 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum (1st ed.). pp. 100, 181. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
  3. "KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 26 September 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. "„Risinn" hættir aö leika!". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 12 January 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "Landsliðið með 2,09 metra risa í Evrópukeppnina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 16 April 1969. p. 2. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. "A landslið". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. "Fuzzy kollarnir sýndir og seldir í Magasin du Nord". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 October 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. "Fékk bestu jólagjöfina árið 1960". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 December 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. "Eftirlíking af Fuzzy skýtur upp kollinum í Danmörku". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 18 August 2012. p. 74. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  10. "Flosi Sigurdsson College Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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