STATISTICS & HISTORY
Herb Bonn was a three year starter at Duquesne University and was named a first-team All-American after the 1935-16 season. In his rookie pro season, he led his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates in scoring with 7.2 points per game. In April of 1943, Bonn, who was serving as a naval flyer in the Pacific , was killed in action. In his honor, an award is made annually to the to the Duquesne senior basketball player who is outstanding in athletic , academic and fellowship qualities.
| HERB BONN | Height: | 6:00 | Weight: | 195 | College: | Duquesne’37 | |||||
| Herbert Sidney Bonn | Born: Jan 14, 1916 | Died: Apr 7, 1943 | Hometown: | Pittsburgh, Pa. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1934-35 | Duquesne | College | |||||||||
| 1935-36 | Duquesne | College | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | Duquesne | College | |||||||||
| 1937-38 | Pittsburgh | NBL | 8 | 24 | 10 | 58 | 7.3 | ||||
| 1938-39 | Pittsburgh | NBL | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1938-39 | New York Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Indep | |||||||||
| 1040-43 | U.S. Navy | Military Service | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 15 | 36 | 14 | 86 | 5.7 | ||||||