Þórir Magnússon

Þórir Magnússon
Personal information
Born	13 February 1948 (age 76); Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career	1965–1983
Position	Guard/forward
Career history
1965–1970	KFR
1970–1983	Valur
Career highlights and awards
	Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year (1974); 2× Icelandic champion (1980, 1983); 3× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1980, 1981, 1983); 6× Úrvalsdeild scoring champion (1967, 1968, 1970, 1972–1974);

Þórir Magnússon (born 13 February 1948) is an Icelandic former basketball player and the former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. Nicknamed "Rocket Man",^[1]^[2] he was known as a high scoring guard and led the Icelandic Basketball League in scoring for several seasons.^[3]

Career

On 20 February 1967 Þórir scored a league record 57 points for KFR against ÍS, breaking Einar Bollason’s record of 49 points.^[4]^[5] For the season he led all players in scoring, totalling 311 points for an average of 31.1 points per game.^[6]^[7]

Þórir led the league again in scoring in 1968,^[8] 1970,^[9] 1972 and 1973.^[10]^[11] In 1974, he won his third straight scoring title, setting a then league record in the process with 416 points.^[12]

On 17 March 1980 Þórir scored 32 points^[13]^[1] in a 100-93 victory against KR in the last game of the season, guaranteeing Valur the first place in the league and the clubs first national championship.^[14]^[15]

Icelandic national team

From 1967 to 1977, Þórir played 46 games for the Icelandic national team.^[16]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year: 1974

Titles

Úrvalsdeild karla (2): 1980, 1983
Icelandic Basketball Cup (3): 1980, 1981, 1983

Accomplishments

Úrvalsdeild scoring champion (6): 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974

Personal life

Þórir's brother, Jóhannes Magnússon, played for several seasons in the Icelandic league.^[17]^[18] He played 15 games for the Icelandic national team from 1974 to 1976.^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b "Þetta var eins og í gamla daga". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Þórir tryggði Valsmönnum Íslandsmeistaratitilinn!". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Þórir Stigahæstur". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 17 April 1973. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Þórir Magnússon skoraði 57 og setti nýtt met í 1 d." Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 February 1967. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Þórir skoraði 57 stig í leik KFR gegn stúdentum". Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 February 1967. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Heiðraður fyrir sérstætt afrek". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 December 1967. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Glæsilegur árangur Þóris Magnússonar". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 30 April 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "KR vann ÍR og tryggði titilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 March 1968. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Hlutu styttur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 March 1970. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Þórir tók stigabikarinn!". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 17 April 1973. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Lokastaðan". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 April 1973. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Þórir setti stigamet..." Tíminn (in Icelandic). 11 May 1974. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Stórleikur hjá Þóri innsiglaði sigurinn". Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Valur Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. p. 23. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Þetta tókst eftir 16 ára strit". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
^ "Þórir og Jóhannes í ham". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 November 1974. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Jóhannes Magnússon: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links

Úrvalsdeild statistics 1978-1983

[timinn-3959583-1] "Þetta var eins og í gamla daga". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[2] "Þórir tryggði Valsmönnum Íslandsmeistaratitilinn!". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[3] "Þórir Stigahæstur". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 17 April 1973. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[4] "Þórir Magnússon skoraði 57 og setti nýtt met í 1 d." Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 February 1967. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[5] "Þórir skoraði 57 stig í leik KFR gegn stúdentum". Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 February 1967. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[6] "Heiðraður fyrir sérstætt afrek". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 December 1967. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[7] "Glæsilegur árangur Þóris Magnússonar". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 30 April 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via Tímarit.is.

[8] "KR vann ÍR og tryggði titilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 March 1968. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[9] "Hlutu styttur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 March 1970. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[10] "Þórir tók stigabikarinn!". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 17 April 1973. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[11] "Lokastaðan". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 April 1973. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[12] "Þórir setti stigamet..." Tíminn (in Icelandic). 11 May 1974. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[13] "Stórleikur hjá Þóri innsiglaði sigurinn". Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[14] "Valur Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. p. 23. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[15] "Þetta tókst eftir 16 ára strit". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 18 March 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[kki-16] "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

[17] "Þórir og Jóhannes í ham". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 November 1974. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[18] "Jóhannes Magnússon: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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