Pete McCaffrey


John Paul "Pete" McCaffrey was an American basketball player. He played for the gold medal-winning United States men's national [basketball team] at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the fourth place squad at the 1963 [FIBA World Championship].
McCaffrey was born in Tucson, Arizona and played collegiately at Saint [Louis University (United States)|Saint Louis]. Later, in 1994, he was inducted into the school's hall of fame.
Aside from playing for the national team, McCaffrey played in the Amateur Athletic Union, first for the Buchan Bakers and then for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots. He was named an AAU [Men's Basketball All-Americans|AAU All-American] three times while playing for the Wingfoots. He also played 16 times for the United States.