Education
Garfinkel attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and then nearby Saint John"s University to play for future Hall of Fame coach Joe Lapchick.
Garfinkel attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and then nearby Saint John"s University to play for future Hall of Fame coach Joe Lapchick.
After his college career was over, Garfinkel served in the United States Army during World World War World War II Garfinkel lasted three seasons with the Celtics, but his career ended prior to the NBL/Bachelor of Applied Arts merger that formed the National Basketball Association in 1949. After his playing days were over, Garfinkel became a basketball coach and official He died on August 14, 2013.
He then played for the Philadelphia Sphas of the American Basketball League, the Rochester Royals of the National Basketball League (NBL), and finally settled in with the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America (Bachelor of Applied Arts), where he was a member of the franchise"s first team in 1946-1947.