Career
He left New York University as the school"s all-time leading scorer, with 992 points. He scored 633 points in 70 games and tallied 162 assists. Sid owned a machine shop specializing in metal spinning (a lost art requiring unique skills) in Far Rockaway, Queens.
Tanenbaum died on September 4, 1986, aged 60, after being stabbed to death by a local woman in his shop.
Police described Tanenbaum as "something of a benefactor in his neighborhood" who often gave money to people living in the streets. According to reports, he was stabbed because he decided to stop lending money to his attacker after assisting her many times in the past
