Professional Basketball Player. A native of Buffalo, New York, he played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics from 1959 to 1960, and the Baltimore Bullets from 1961 to 1964. A star foootball player and a graduate of the Canisius High School in Buffalo, and Fordham University, he was awarded the 1958 Haggerty Award and named to the All-American Basketball Team. Cunningham also coached basketball for the Assumption Avademy from 1970 to 1976. (bio by: K)