PLAYER PROFILE

LOU SPINDELL

STATISTICS & HISTORY

L0u Spindell was a standout on the powerful City College of New York teams of the the mid 1930’s. Spindell was a talented scorer and an aggressive defender. During his three varsity seasons, CCNY compiled a 30-10 record. Spindell played professional basketball for ten seasons. His career was shortened by military service during World War II. In the early 1950’s, Spindell fell victim to the McCarthyite investigations of the New York Ciy school system. In front of a Senate sub-committee, Spindell refused answer any  questions. As a consequence, Spindell was fired from his teaching position.

 

LOU SPINDELL Height: 5:10 Weight: 175 College: CCNY’30
Louis H. Spindell Born:  Dec 16, 1908     Died:   Dec 3, 1997 Hometown: New York, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1926-27 C.C.N.Y. (Frosh) College
1927-28 C.C.N.Y. College
1928-29 C.C.N.Y. College
1929-30 C.C.N.Y. College
1930-31 ClevelandToledo ABL 35 58 28 144 4.1
1931-32 Union City MBL 2 4 1 9 4.5
1931-32 Philadelphia Moose EBL 7 31 32 94 13.4
1931-32 Brookyn Americans Indep
1932-33 YonkersJersey CityBrooklyn Visititation MBL 31 54 18 126 4.1
1932-33 Philadelphia MooseTrenton EBL 26 74 79 227 8.7
1933-34 Trenton ABL 42 123 109 355 8.5
1933-34 Dunmore PSL 1 1 1 3 3.0
1934-35 Newark/New Britain Mules ABL 37 77 63 217 5.9
1934-35 Nanticoke PSL 25 74 39 187 7.5
1935-36 Nanticoke/Tunkhannock/Freeland PSL 11 24 30 78 7.1
1936-37 New York Whirlwinds Indep
1937-38 New Haven/New York Jewels ABL 35 71 44 186 5.3
1937-38 Tunkhannock/Pittston NYPA 3 11 7 29 9.7
1938-39 New York ABL 30 54 58 166 5.5
1939-40 New York ABL 8 17 10 44 5.5
1940-42 Voluntarily Retired
1942-44 U.S. Army Military Service
1944-45 New York ABL 22 43 15 101 4.6
Major League Totals 275 606 457 1669 6.1
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1931-32 Union City MBL 4 10 10 30 7.5
1931-32 Philadelphia Moose EBL 4 6 12 18 .667 24 6.0
1933-34 Trenton ABL 6 16 11 17 .647 43 7.2
1933-34 Nanticoke PSL 2 3 2 8 4.0
1934-35 Nanticoke PSL 3 6 5 17 5.7
1935-36 Freeland PSL 4 10 10 30 7.5
1937-38 New York Jewels ABL 6 11 12 16 .750 34 5.7
1938-39 New York ABL 5 2 2 6 1.2
Major League Totals 25 45 47 137 5.5
Minor League Totals 9 19 17 55 6.1
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