STATISTICS & HISTORY
Bill Sumerix was a star center at Garfield high School in Akron, Ohio. For the next decade, Sumerix was a fixture on the top amateur and independent pro teams in the Akron area. In February of 1941, Sumerix was signed to play one game for theHammond Ciesar All-Americans when they arrived in Akron without the mandatory number of players for a National Basketball League game. Sumerix scored two points in his first and only major league game.
| BILL SUMEREX | Height: | 6:04 | Weight: | 220 | College: | None | |||||
| William H. Summerex | Born: Feb 11, 1912 | Died: Feb 27, 1978 | Hometown: | Akron, Oh. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1930-31 | Akron Shoe Travelers | AAU | |||||||||
| 1931-32 | Akron M. O’Neil Cardinals | AAU | |||||||||
| 1932-33 | Akron Woolcock Plumbers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1933-34 | Akron General Tires | Indep | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Akron Bankes School of Comnerce | Indep | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | East Akron Castings | Indep | |||||||||
| 1935-36 | East Akron Castings | Indep | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | Akron Backers Jewelers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1937-38 | Akron General Tires | Indep | |||||||||
| 1940-41 | Hammond | NBL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | ||||