Early Life
Schayes was born in New York, New York, the son of Carl (truck driver for Consolidated Laundries) and Tina (homemaker). Both of his parents were Romanian Jewish immigrants. “Dolph” grew up on Davidson Avenue and 183rd Street, off Fordham.
He is the father of retired NBA center Danny Schayes, and played in the NBA for 18 seasons. He is the grandfather of Abi, Carla and Rachel Goettsch, who won silver medals for the U.S. volleyball team at the 2001 Maccabiah Games, and Mickey Ferri, who won a gold medal in the 4x100 relay at the 2005 Maccabiah Games. He settled in Syracuse in 1948, where he first played in the NBA, and still makes his home there, where he is a real estate developer.
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