Al Ferrari obit

Al Ferrari, MSU's first 1,000-point scorer, dies at 82

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Al Ferrari, a three-time Michigan State basketball most valuable player and the school’s first 1,000-point scorer, died Monday in St. Louis. He was 82.

Ferrari arrived in East Lansing as a walk-on from Brooklyn and played for Pete Newell from 1952-55. The 6-foot-4 swingman – nicknamed “Moose” at MSU and “Bronco” in the pros – averaged 16.8 a game for his three-year career and remains 41st on MSU’s all-time scoring list with 1,109 points. He averaged 20.1 points a game as a senior in 1954-55.

Born in New York City, he went to high school at Brooklyn Technical High School and after he attended college at Michigan State University. He was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 3rd round (1st pick) of the 1955 NBA draft. In his six-season NBA career, he played for the Hawks and the Chicago Zephyrs.

For the 1957–58 NBA season he was not on the team's roster due to a commitment to military service.

Ferrari was an avid golfer, and consistently donated his time for the Whitey Herzog Youth Foundation Golf Scramble. He died on May 2, 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 82.