PLAYER PROFILE

BILLY MARKWARD

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Billy Markward served in the Spanish American War in 1898. In 1900, he embarked on a successful eight-year career pro basketball career. The same year he volunteered to coach basketball at the Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia. He remained at the school for the next 41 years during which his teams won 20 championships. Over 200 hundred of his players went on to play college basketball. The Markward Award is presented annually to the top Philadelphia Catholic League scholar-athlete.

 

BILLY MARKWARD Height: 6:00 Weight: 180 College: None
William Hanway Markward Born: Sep 1, 1878      Died:   Aug 21, 1947 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
Brother of Frank Markward REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1900-01 St.James IL 23 18 0 36 1.6
1901-02 Philadelphia NBL 30 20 0 40 1.3
1902-03 Philadelphia/Wilmington NBL 41 61 0 122 3.0
1903-04 Camden NBL 6 5 0 10 1.7
1903-04 Philadelphia Penn Treaty ABL 3 4 0 8 2.7
1904-05 De Neri PBL 29 25 0 50 1.7
1905-06 De Neri PBL 28 50 0 100 3.6
1906-07 De Neri PBL 9 25 0 50 5.6
1907-08 North Philadelphia PBL 9 9 0 18 2.0
Major League Totals 152 195 0 390 2.6
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