STATISTICS & HISTORY
Eddie Burke played basketball at Boys High School in Brooklyn. Over the next half-dozen years, he was a fixture in semi-pro basketball circles around New York City, but did not sign with any major league team. Instead, he concentrated on his burgeoning career as a Wall Street broker. After service in World War I, Burke returned to New York to continue his business pursuits. In 1921, he signed a contract with the Brooklyn Visitation and finished third in Metropolitan League scoring. In 1922-23, Burke enjoyed another fine season with the Visitation, but business obligations caused him to miss over a dozen games. A gregarious personality, Burke was always a fan favorite. Burke spent the 19123-24 season touring with the Original Celtics. He returned for a second season in 1924-25, but left the team in the middle of the season for business reasons. Burke returned to the Visitation for the 1925-26, his last complete season in basketball. Burke continued to thrive in the business world. His success as a stock broker and later investments in the oil business made him a multi-millionaire. Burke remained interested in sports throughout his life and became successful in thoroughbred horse-racing in the 1930’s.
| EDDIE BURKE | Height: | 5:09 | Weight: | 160 | College: | None | |||||
| Edward George Burke | Born: Sept 3, 1894 | Died: Aug 12, 1969 | Hometown: | New York, NY | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1913-14 | Brooklyn St.Agnes Crowns | Indep | |||||||||
| 1914-15 | Brooklyn Crowns | Indep | |||||||||
| 1915-16 | Stamford | IBL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | ||||
| 1915-26 | Brooklyn Crowns | Indep | |||||||||
| 1916-17 | Scranton | PSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1916-17 | Brooklyn St.Stephen’s Lyceum | Indep | |||||||||
| 1917-18 | Norwalk | CSL | 8 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 6.1 | ||||
| 1917-18 | Scranton | PSL | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.4 | ||||
| 1918-19 | U.S. Coast Guard | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1918-19 | Tomkinsville Staten Island Minesweepers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1919-20 | Passaic | IBL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | ||||
| 1919-20 | Pittsfield | NYSL | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 4.8 | ||||
| 1919-20 | New York Jordan Big-Five | Indep | |||||||||
| 1919-20 | Brooklyn Non Pareils | Indep | |||||||||
| 1919-20 | Brooklyn St.Stephens Seniors | Indep | |||||||||
| 1919-20 | Brooklyn Christopher Big Five | Indep | |||||||||
| 1920-21 | Wilkes-Barre–Plymouth | PSL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3.0 | |||
| 1921-22 | Brooklyn Visitation | MBL | 18 | 53 | 64 | 170 | 9.4 | ||||
| 1921-22 | Ware–Springfield | IL | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 5.0 | ||||
| 1922-23 | Brooklyn Visitation | MBL | 21 | 38 | 83 | 159 | 7.6 | ||||
| 1922-23 | Schenectady | NYSL | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 | ||||
| 1923-24 | KV New York Ascensions | Indep | |||||||||
| 1923-24 | New York Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1924-25 | New York Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | Philadelphia–Pottsville | EBL | 7 | 19 | 62 | 100 | 14.3 | ||||
| 1925-26 | Brooklyn | MBL | 27 | 43 | 75 | 161 | 6.0 | ||||
| 1926-27 | Brooklyn | MBL | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1927-28 | Yonkers Indians | Indep | |||||||||