STATISTICS & HISTORY
Willie Putzer Putzer was a standout freshman basketball and baseball star at Fordham University. His debut on the varsity basketball team in the fall of 1930, marked him as a future court star. In March of 1931, Putzer was set to play baseball when news broke that dozens of New York City college basketball players had been moonlighting as professionals, playing for pay under under assumed names. Players at St.John’s , C.C.N.Y., Columbia and Fordham, including Putzer were named. Putzer finished his education at Fordham, but was no longer allowed to particiipat in sports.
| WILLIE PUTZER | Height: | 6:00 | Weight: | 165 | College: | Fordham’31 | |||||
| William Joseph Putzer | Born: Jun 22, 1909 | Died: May 6, 1990 | Hometown: | Bronx, NY | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1929-30 | Fordham (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1930-31 | Fordham | College | |||||||||
| 1930-31 | Elizabeth Blessed Sacrament | Indep | |||||||||
| 1930-31 | Brooklyn Bank of Uniited States | Indep | |||||||||
| 1931-32 | Middletown United Clothiers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1931-32 | Brooklyn Bank of Uniited States | Indep | |||||||||
| 1931-32 | Bronx Owls | Indep | |||||||||
| 1932-33 | Middletown Collegians | Indep | |||||||||
| 1932-33 | New York Imperials | Indep | |||||||||
| 1932-33 | Jamaica | MBL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | ||||
| 1933-34 | New Britain | ABL | 24 | 46 | 22 | 114 | 4.8 | ||||
| 1934-35 | New Britain Jackaways | ABL | 20 | 29 | 9 | 67 | 3.4 | ||||
| 1934-35 | Bridgeton | EBL | 8 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1.6 | ||||
| 1935-36 | Passaic | ABL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1935-36 | Alabama Pitts All-Stars | Indep | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | Atlantic City | ABL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 48 | 77 | 31 | 185 | 3.9 | ||||||