PLAYER PROFILE

FIDDLE MORLEY

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Fiddle Morley was the most prominent figure in Boston basketball for over two decades.  He captained the Boston University High School basketball team his junior and senior years. He played football and basketball at Georgetown University for one year before transferring to to Boston  College were he played basketball for two seasons. In 1921, Morley helped organize the Boston Whirlwinds who within a few seasons grew to become the most  powerful independent basketball team in New England. In 1925, the Whirlwinds joined the newly-formed American Basketball League, but dropped out at mid-season because of poor attendance. Morley continued in the role of player-manager of the Whirlwinds for another decade. In 1934,  the team joined a different version of the American Basketball League for one season.

 

FIDDLE MORLEY Height: 5:10 Weight: 155 College: Georgetown(DC’19 / Boston College’21
James Stanislaus Morley Born:  Jun 5, 1901 Died:  Aug 24, 1968 Hometown: Boston, Ma.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1918-019 Georgetown(DC) College
1919-20 Boston College College
1920-21 Boston College College
1921-22 Adams IL 1 0 3 3 3.0
1921-22 Boston St.Alphonsus A.A. Indep
1921-22 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1922-23 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1923-24 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1924-25 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1925-26 Boston  ABL 14 21 20 62 4.4
1926-27 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1927-28 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1928-29 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1929-30 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1930-31 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1931-32 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1932-22 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1933-34 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1934-35 Boston Whirlwinds Indep
1934-35 Boston  ABL 5 1 0 2 0.4
Major League Totals 20 22 23 67 3.4
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