Len Shepherd was never a star, but he enjoyed  a successful fifteen-year pro basketball career because he was extremely tough, always  hard-working and very versatile. Sheperd entered professional basketball in 1917 with a team in Easthampton, Massachusetts. That was followed by four successful seasons in  the Interstate Basketball League.  In January of 1924, Shepherd was signed by Marty Friedman to play for  the  Cleveland Rosenblums, an independent  team loaded with stars such as Honey Russell, Ray Kennedy and Stretch Meehan. Friedman,  who had been impressed with Shepherd when they both played in the Interstate League  a few years earlier, saw Shepherd as the perfect compliment to his star-studded lineup. Shepherd remained with Rosenblums for three seasons including their 1925-26 debut in the American Basketball League. Shepherd spent  two seasons with the famed Beloit Fairies and was a member of the Toledo Red Men when they won the 1929-30 National Professional Basketball League championship.

 

LEN SHEPHERD		Height:	6:00		Weight:		175		College:		None
Leonard Frederick Shepherd		Born:  Mar 29, 1897			Died:  Jan 7, 1991				Hometown:		Northampton, Ma.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1917-18	Easthampton	Indep
1918-19	Easthampton	Indep
1919-20	Easthampton	IL	17	40	4				84	4.9
1920-21	Westfield	IL	28	49	22				120	4.3
1921-22	Westfield	IL	3	1	7				9	3.0
1922-23	Turners Falls	IL	23	49	34				132	5.7
1923-24	Cleveland Rosenblooms	Indep
1924-25	Cleveland Rosenblooms	Indep
1925-26	Cleveland	ABL	23	19	27				65	2.8
1926-27	Fort Wayne	ABL	15	18	23				59	3.9
1927-28	Beloit Fairies	Indep
1928-29	Beloit Fairies	Indep
1929-30	Toledo	NPBL	21	33	14				80	3.8
1930-31	Toledo	ABL	8	6	0				12	1.5
1930-31	Dayton Kellys	Indep
1933-34	Toledo Crimson Coaches	Indep
	Major League Totals		138	215	131				561	4.1
			PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1925-26	Cleveland	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1929-30	Toledo	NPBL	6	10	2				22	3.7
	Major League Totals		7	10	2				22	3.1

 

JACK SHELTON		Height:	6:07		Weight:	215			College:		Oklahoma A&M’50
John Earl Shelton		Born: Aug 7, 1928			Died:  Jul 23, 2003				Hometown:		Stillwater, Okla.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Oklahona A&M	College
1947-48	Oklahona A&M	College
1948-49	Oklahona A&M	College	27	49	54				152	56
1949-50	Oklahona A&M	College
1950-51	St.Paul	NPBL	19	34	41	64	.641		109	5.7
1950-51	Wilkes-Barre	ABL	21	50	53	90	.589	16	153	7.3
1951-55	U.S. Air Force	Military Service
	Major League Totals		19	34	41	64	.641		109	5.7

Shelton was a football All-American at Cornell University in 1915and led the Big Red to a 9-0 season . He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. In theb early 1920’s, Shelton  played professional football for the Buffalo All-Americans.

 

MURRAY SHELTON		Height:	6:01		Weight:	175			College:		Cornell(NY)’16
Murray Norcross Shelton		Born:  Apr 20, 1893				Died:  Aug 14, 1985			Hometown:		Dunkirk, NY
Played Pro Football			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1913-14	Cornell	College
19114-15	Cornell	College
1915-16	Cornell	College
1916-17	Allentown	EBL	1	0	0			0	0	0.0
1917-19	U.S. Army	Military Service
1920-21	Buffalo Hewitts	Indep
	Major League Totals		1	0	0			0	0	0.0

TOMMY SHEEHAN		Height:	5:10		Weight:				College:		Griffin Business/Middlesex
Thomas Francis Sheehan		Born:  Oct 9, 1893			Died:	Jan 3, 1949			Hometown:		Springfield, Ma.
Coach Record			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1917-19	Chicopee Falls Fisk Red Tops	Indep
1918-19	Springfield Fisk Red Tops	Indep
1919-20	Chicopee Falls Fisk Red Tops	Indep
1919-20	Adams	NYSL	33	35	15				85	2.6
1919-20	Westfield	IL	4	4	0				8	2.0
1920-21	Springfield	IL	34	41	21				103	3.0
1921-22	Springfield	IL	13	23	17				63	4.8
1921-22	Troy	NYSL	9	7	12				26	2.9
1922-23	Troy	NYSL	2	0	1				1	0.5
1922-23	Springfield–Holyoke	IL	17	22	27				71	4.2
1923-24	Springfield Pros	Indep
	Major League Totals		112	132	93				357	3.2