Edward Joseph Riska Sr. (October 4, 1919 – August 3, 1992) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Notre Dame[1] and played several years in the National Basketball League (NBL) of the United States. Riska was the MVP during the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1942.[1]

Riska played five seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the NBL, averaging 4.1 points over 152 games. After the close of his professional career, he became a high school coach for De La Salle Institute in Chicago, his alma mater.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Former Notre Dame Basketball Star Edward J. Riska Sr., 72". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. 5 August 1992. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ "De La Salle retains Catholic League junior hoops title". Suburbanite Economist. 28 March 1956. p. 18. Retrieved December 28, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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