Saul played collegiately for the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball, leaving college after his freshman year to serve for three years in the United States Army during World War II. He scored his 1,000th career point in a game against Creighton University on March 5, 1949, making him the first player from Seton Hall to reach that milestone.[2]
Professional career
Saul won four consecutive NBA championships with the Rochester Royals in 1951 and with the Minneapolis Lakers from 1952 to 1954. He, Steve Kerr and Patrick McCaw are the only three players in NBA history who won three championships with two different teams in consecutive seasons,[3] with him and Kerr winning four times in a row.
Later life and death
Saul worked in insurance after his athletic retirement.[1] He worked with State Farm and James E. Wordley Agency before he opened his own agency in 1967; he sold his business in 1994.[1]
Saul was married to his wife for 72 years and had eight children.[1] He was a resident of East Hanover, New Jersey.[2] Saul died on November 7, 2019, at the age of 95.[1]
