Paul Arizin

Birth Name: Paul Joseph Arizin

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of Birth: April 9, 1928

Place of Death: Springfield, Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of Death: December 12, 2006

Ethnicity: Italian/Sicilian (father) Irish (mother)

Ancestry/Genealogy: Paul Arizin was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) small forward. He spent his entire professional career with the Philadelphia Warriors. Paul is listed on NBA 75th Anniversary Team and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1978.

Paul Arizin was the son of Orazio A. Arizzi and Anne E. Galen. Orazio and his side of the family were from Messina, Sicily, Italy.

His paternal grandfather was Agostino Arizzi, the son of Guiseppe Arizzi and Geroma Ruggeri Rasolo.

His paternal grandmother was Maria Pitrolo, the daughter of Agatino Pitrolo.

His maternal grandfather was Edward V. Gallen, the son of Edward Gallen and Julia Callahan. Edward V. was born in Philadelphia to Irish parents.

His maternal grandmother was Anna E. Corcoran, the daughter of Hugh Corcoran and Mary Finnegan. Anne was born in Pennsylvania to Irish parents.

Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17012530/paul-arizin (Paul Arizin’s obituary)

https://www.nba.com/news/archive-75-paul-arizin (Paul Arizin on NBA’s 75 Anniversary team)