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American basketball player

Hook Dillon

Dillon as a member of the 1944–45 North Carolina Tar Heels
Personal information
Born	(1924-01-08)January 8, 1924Savannah, Georgia
Died	January 18, 2004(2004-01-18) (aged 80)Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Benedictine (Savannah, Georgia)
College	North Carolina (1944–1948)
NBA draft	1948: – round, –
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career	1949–1950
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	22
Career history
1949–1950	Washington Capitols
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1946)
Career NBA statistics
Points	36
Assists	5
Games played	22
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

John "Hook" Dillon (January 8, 1924 – January 18, 2004) was an American basketball player.

He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina from 1945 to 1948. Prior to attending UNC, he previously played in the Savannah (GA) Ice Delivery city league and Benedictine Military Academy.

Dillon earned All-America honors in 1946 and 1947. He was the leading scorer on the 1946 team, which was UNC's first team to ever reach the Final Four. He first started gaining national attention early in 1946 against New York University in Madison Square Garden when he scored 21 points, many on his deadly hook shot. After the game, the media declared his shot to be one of the best ever showcased in Madison Square Garden, and the nickname stuck.

Because of his national accolades, Dillon's number 13 was honored by the University of North Carolina and currently hangs in the rafters of the Dean Smith Center.

Dillon had a brief professional career with the Toronto Huskies and Washington Capitols of the NBA.[1]

He died on January 18, 2004.

NBA career statistics

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