Philadelphia (AFP) - Harvey Pollack, who reinvented the art of collecting NBA statistics from the very first season, died on Tuesday at age 93.
The long-time statistics and media relations director with the Philadelphia 76ers and their predecessors the Philadelphia Warriors invented things that are now commonplace in NBA statistical fare, including the counting of blocked shots and technical fouls as well as keeping track of both offensive and defensive rebounds.
"There has never been an NBA without Harvey Pollack, who has been part of the NBA family since he was tracking statistics for the Philadelphia Warriors during the league's inaugural season," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said.