Education
Hamtramck High School.
Hamtramck High School.
He was declared legally dead in 1985. He averaged 20.7 points per game over the course of his career (261 points per game in the American Bar Association, and 119 points per game in the National Basketball Association). Brisker received a reputation as one of the most volatile players in basketball.
Brisker"s most infamous moment came against the Denver Rockets.
He was ejected only two minutes into the game for a vicious elbow on the Rockets" Art Becker. Foreign unknown reasons, he charged after Becker back onto the court three times before police finally ushered him to the locker room.
In 1978, Brisker went missing after he traveled to Uganda. Some rumors claim he went to Uganda as a mercenary.
Others say he was invited as a guest by Idi Amin.
The last confirmed communication from Brisker was in April 1978, after which it has been speculated that he was executed by a firing squad when Amin was removed from power in 1979. He was declared legally dead in 1985 by the King County, Washington, medical examiner.
According to his Condors teammate Charlie Williams, “He was an excellent player, but say something wrong to the guy and you had this feeling he would reach into his bag, take out a gun and shoot you.” He was ejected so often for fighting that he was nicknamed "the heavyweight champion of the American Bar Association." The Condors made much of Brisker"s reputation as an enforcer. Their media guide portrayed him wearing a pair of six-shooters.
A 6"5" forward/guard who played for the Toledo Rockets basketball team of the University of Toledo, Brisker played six seasons in the American Bar Association and National Basketball Association as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers (1969–1970), Pittsburgh Condors (1970–1972) and Seattle SuperSonics (1972–1975).
