OLLIE SHOAFF		Height:	5:10		Weight:		165		College:		Illinois’43 / Southern Illinois’48
Oliver Richard Shoaff		Born:  Nov 10, 1923				Died:  Oct 5, 2001			Hometown:		Mt.Carmel, Ill.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	Illinois (Frosh)	College
1942-43	Illinois	College
1943-46	U.S. Army	Military Service
1947-48	Southern Illinois	College
1948-49	Detroit–Hammond	NBL	61	211	93	125	.744		515	8.4
1949-50	Voluntarily Retired
1950-51	Evansville	NPBL	6	48	24	29	.828		120	20.0
	Major League Totals		67	259	117	154	.760		635	9.5
			PLAYOFF RECORD	PLAYOFF RECORD
1948-49	Hammond	NBL	2	9	2	3	.667		20	10.0
	Major League Totals		2	9	2	3	.667		20	10.0

Charlie Shipp was a member of four championship teams in his first seven pro basketball seasons. Shipp possessed a fine outside shot, was a gifted playmaker and a tenacious defender. In 1935, Shipp began his professional career with his hometown Indianapolis entry in the Midwest Basketball Conference. The following season, he joined the Akron Goodyears and led them to the Midwest Basketball Conference  championship. The next  season, the Goodyears repeated as champions in the league reorganized as the National Basketball League. In 1939, Shipp signed with the Oshkosh All Stars where he was instrumental in. another pair of consecutive NBL pennants during the 1940- 41 and 41-42 seasons. Oshkosh also won the 1942 Chicago pro tournament. Shipp repeated the same double-championship feat as a member of the 1944-45 Fort Wayne Pistons. Shipp retired during the middle of the 1949-50 season after being released as player-coach of the Waterloo Hawks. He left behind a distinguished fifteen year career. Shipp was named five times as a first-team NBL all-star and twice to the second-team. He played on five league championship teams. Shipp also played on two World Pro Tournament championship teams and was twice honored as an all-star team at the Chicago tournament. Shipp was an assistant coach at Purdue University, under Ray Eddy, from 1952 until 1962.

 

CHARLIE SHIPP		Height:	6:01		Weight:		205		College:		None
Charles William Shipp		Born: Dec 3, 1913			Died:  Mar 21, 1988				Hometown:		Indianapolis, Ind.
aka Charley Shipp			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1933-34	Indinapolis Pros	Indep
1934-35	Indianapolis Hilgemeier Packers	Indep
1934-35	Indianapolis US Tire	Indep
1935-36	Indianapolis US Tire	MBC	13	26	16				68	5.2
1936-37	Akron Goodyear	MBC	17	55	6				116	6.8
1937-38	Akron Goodyear	NBL	16	38	14				90	5.6
1938-39	Akron Goodyear	NBL	24	59	24				142	5.9
1939-40	Oshkosh	NBL	28	74	26	59	.441		174	6.2
1940-41	Oshkosh	NBL	22	46	21	38	.553		113	5.1
1941-42	Oshkosh	NBL	24	70	38	53	.717		178	7.4
1942-43	Oshkosh	NBL	23	52	36		.507		140	6.1
1943-44	Oshkosh	NBL	20	57	36	60	.600		150	7.5
1944-45	Fort Wayne	NBL	30	31	16	24	.667		78	2.6
1945-46	Fort Wayne	NBL	34	42	14	24	.583		98	2.9
1946-47	Fort Wayne–Anderson	NBL	44	89	58	83	.699		236	5.4
1947-48	Anderson	NBL	55	103	63	95	.663		269	4.9
1948-49	Waterloo	NBL	56	104	59	90	.656		267	4.8
1949-50	Waterloo	NBA	23	35	37	51	.725	46	107	4.7
1950-51	Waterloo Rockets	Indep
	Major League Totals		429	881	464				2226	5.2
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37	Akron Goodyear	MBC	4	15	3				33	8.3
1937-38	Akron Goodyear	NBL	5	5	7				17	3.4
1939-40	Oshkosh	NBL	8	13	12				38	4.8
1939-40	Oshkosh	WBT	2	7	3				17	8.5
1940-41	Oshkosh	NBL	5	7	6				20	4.0
1940-41	Oshkosh	WBT	4	7	2	7	.286		16	4.0
1941-42	Oshkosh	NBL	4	5	6				16	4.0
1941-42	Oshkosh	WBT	4	6	6	10	.600		18	4.5
1942-43	Oshkosh	NBL	2	4	2				10	5.0
1942-43	Oshkosh	WBT	3	7	4	7	.571		18	6.0
1943-44	Oshkosh	NBL	3	3	7				13	4.3
1943-44	Oshkosh	WBT	2	4	1	2	.500		9	4.5
1944-45	Fort Wayne	NBL	7	4	5				13	1.9
1944-45	Fort Wayne	WBT	3	2	1	1	1.000		5	1.7
1945-46	Fort Wayne	NBL	4	0	0				0	0.0
1945-46	Fort Wayne	WBT	5	6	2	3	.667		14	2.8
1946-47	Anderson	WBT	2	4	1	4	.250		9	4.5
1947-48	Anderson	NBL	2	2	3				7	3.5
1947-48	Anderson	WBT	3	4	2	2	1.000		10	3.3
	Major League Totals		72	105	73				283	3.9

Frank Shimek was a multi-sport star at Iowa City High School. He was named to the all-state basketball in his senior year. He attended the University of Iowa where he became a starter in his sophomore year and was captain of the team as a senior. Shimek played semi-professional basketball for two years in Iowa before he signed in 1924 with the Fort Wayne Knights of Columbus team, a mid-west independent basketball powerhouse.  In 1925, Fort Wayne joined the  new American Basketball League. Over the next six seasons in Fort Wayne, Shimek established  himself as one of the best guards in the ABL and twice finished among the top-ten scorers.

 

FRANK SHIMEK		Height:	5:10		Weight:		155		College:	Iowa’22
Francis Joseph Shimek		Born:  Jun 17, 1900			Died:  May 10, 1991				Hometown:	Iowa City, Ia.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1918-19	Iowa (Frosh)	College
1919-20	Iowa	College
1920-21	Iowa	College
1921-22	Iowa	College
1922-23	Muscatine (Ia) Muskies	Indep
1923-24	Muscatine (Ia) Muskies	Indep
1924-25	Fort Wayne Caseys	Indep
1925-26	Fort Wayne	ABL	28	55	52				162	5.8
1926-27	Fort Wayne	ABL	31	50	90				190	6.1
1927-28	Fort Wayne	ABL	49	123	63				Fort Wayn309	6.3
1928-29	Fort Wayne	ABL	26	18	31				67	2.6
1929-30	Fort Wayne	ABL	41	59	38				156	3.8
1930-31	Fort Wayne	ABL	39	81	56				218	5.6
1931-32	Toledo Red Man Tobaccos	Indep
1932-33	Fort Wayne	NPBL	3	3	12				18	6.0
1933-34	Babe Didrikson All-Americans	Indep
1934-35	Boston	ABL	12	21	31				73	6.1
1934-35	Kingston	NYSL	19	56	51				163	8.6
1935-36	Kingston	ABL	37	63	46				172	4.6
	Major League Totals		266	473	419				1365	5.1
			PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1927-28	Fort Wayne	ABL	6	9	11				29	4.8
1928-29	Fort Wayne	ABL	3	4	3				11	3.7
1930-31	Fort Wayne	ABL	6	14	4				32	5.3
1934-35	Kingston	NYSL	3	14	5				33	11.0
	Major League Totals		15	27	18				72	4.8

 

 

 

 

 

Sandy Shields was one of the biggest stars in professional basketball’s  formative years.  A strong, handsome  athlete, his graceful style on the court reflected his early training as gymnast. He also earned a reputation as one of the most aggressive players in the early years of the game. Shields was an integral part of the early success of the famed 23^rd Street YMCA and the later professional version of the same team, the 23^rd Street Wanderers. In 1900, Shields left the Wanders to take a position at the Homestead, Pennsylvania YMCA. He only stayed for one year, but his influence on the development of the game in the Pittsburgh area was substantial. Shields returned to New York and  played with the 23rd Street team  for another half-dozen seasons. In 1907, Shields was hired as player-coach of East Liverpool in the Central Basketball League, but resigned at mid-season after winning only three of twenty-eight games.  The next season, Shields received good notices as a referee in the Hudson River League. Shields was  the father of twenties and thirties tennis star Frank Shields and the great-grandfather of of actress Brooks Shields.

 

SANDY SHIELDS		Height:	5:10		Weight:		180		College:		St.Francis(NY)/ Savage School
Alexander John Shields		Born:	Jul 7, 1879		Died:  May 26, 1947				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1895-96	NY 23 St. YMCA	AAU
1896-97	NY 23 St. YMCA	AAU
1897-98	New York 23rd St	Indep
1898-99	New York 23rd St	Indep
1899-00	New York	NBL	13	51	25				127	9.8
1900-01	New York 23rd St	Indep
1900-01	Homestead	Indep
1901-02	Bristol	Indep
1901-02	Bristol–New York	NBL	22	44	33				121	5.5
1902-03	New York	NBL	23	131	125				387	16.8
1903-04	New York	HRL	3	4	0				8	2.7
1903-04	Springfield	WMBL	12	75	0				150	12.5
1904-05	New York 23rd St	Indep
1905-06	New York 23rd St	Indep
1906-07	New York 23rd St	Indep
1907-08	New York 23rd St	Indep
1908-09	East Liverpool	CBL	14	17	61				95	6.8
	Major League Totals		74	328	244				880	10.1

Howard “Pop” Shertel  was a basketball and football star at Temple University in the late 1890’s. He also played professional basketball for one season in the National Basketball League. Shertel became a prominent basketball referee in  Philaadelphia  before his unexpected death in 1907 at age 30.

 

POP SHERTEL		Height:			Weight:				College:		Temple’00
Percival Howard Shertel		Born:  Aug, 1877			Died:  Mar 27, 1907				Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1895-96	Philadelphia Montgomery A.C.	Indep
1996-97	Temple	College
1897-98	Temple	College
1898-99	Temple	College
1899-00	Temple	College
1899-00	Chester–Philadelphia Pennsylvania BC	NBL	7	3	0				6	0.9
	Major League Totals		7	3	0				6	0.9

 

 

 

REDS SHERR		Height:	6:02		Weight:	210			College:		Pennsylvania’26
Louis Sherr		Born:  Feb 2, 1905			Died:  Aug 4, 1978				Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1923-24	Philadelphia Judaic Union	Indep
1924-25	Philadelphia Judaic Union	Indep
1924-25	Pennsyllvania	College
1925-26	Pennsyllvania	College
1926-27	Philadelphia	ABL	12	10	12				32	2.7
1926-27	Hakoah	PBL	10	16	14				46	4.6
1926-27	Wildwood	SJL	11	39	37	69	.536		115	10.5
1927-28	Philadelphia	ABL	25	32	16				80	3.2
1927-28	Philadelphia Elks	PBL	10	24	38				86	8.6
1927-28	Wildwood	SJL	3	7	14	23	.609		28	9.3
1928-29	New York–Paterson	ABL	32	68	44				180	5.6
1928-29	Millville	SJL	13	33	39	60	.650		105	8.1
1928-29	Kennett Square	EBL	7	13	22				48	6.9
1928-29	Philadelphia Sphas	Indep
1929-30	Paterson	MBL	10	14	13				41	4.1
1929-30	Kennett Square	EBL	14	27	35				89	6.4
1929-30	Wilkes Barre	PSL	3	4	1				9	3.0
1930-31	Philadelphia Elks-SPHAS	EBL	36	48	68				164	4.6
1931-32	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	39	80	91				251	6.4
1933-34	Philadelphia Passon	EBL	9	4	6				14	1.6
	Major League Totals		108	190	163				543	5.0
			P:AYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA		FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1927-28	Philadelphia	ABL	2	2	3				7	3.5
1928-29	Millville	SJL	3	6	3				15	5.0
1930-31	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	3	6	5				17	5.7
1931-32	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	4	5	2				12	3.0