Charles “Chuck” Share was a star basketball player at Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a three year starter at Bowling Green College in Ohio and was named an All-American his senor year. Share was chosen by the Boston Celtics as the first pick in the 1950 NBA draft, but he signed instead with the Waterloo entry in the rival Nationial Professional Basketball League. Share entered the NBA the following season with the Fort Wayne Pistons. After two and an half seasons as a backup center for the Pistons, Share landed a starting job with the Milwaukee Hawks after a mid-season trade. Share blossomed with the Hawks into a valuable member of one of the best NBA teams of of the decade. In 1956, the Hawks transferred to St.Louis where they won four consecutive division titles and the 1958 NBA championship.

CHUCK. SHARE		Height:	6:11		Weight:		245		College:		Bowling Green’50
Charles Edward Share		Born: Mar 14, 1927			Died:  Jun 7 , 2012				Hometown:		Cincinnati, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Bowling Green	College
1947-48	Bowling Green	College	33	142	83				367	11.2
1948-49	Bowling Green	College	31	193	135				521	16.8
1949-50	Bowling Green	College     30		204	188				596	19.9
1950-51	Waterloo	NPBL	19	62	86	128	.672		210	11.1
1951-52	Fort Wayne	NBA	63	76	96	155	.619	66	248	3.9
1952-53	Fort Wayne	NBA	67	91	172	234	.735	74	354	5.3
1953-54	Fort Wayne–Milwaukee	NBA	68	188	188	275	.684	80	564	8.3
1954-55	Milwaukee	NBA	69	235	351	492	.713	84	821	11.9
1955-56	St.Louis	NBA	73	221	346	498	.695	131	997	13.7
1956-57	St.Louis	NBA	72	216	269	393	.684	79	758	10.5
1957-58	St.Louis	NBA	72	147	190	293	.648	130	622	8.6
1958-59	St.Louis	NBA	72		139	184	.755	103	433	6.0
1959-60	St.Louis–Minneapolis	NBA	41	59	53	80	.663	62	171	4.2
	Major League Totals		618	1636	1906	2759	.691		5138	8.4
			P:AYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1951-52	Fort Wayne	NBA	2	8	3	5	.600	3	19	9.5
1952-53	Fort Wayne	NBA	8	11	26	39	.667	12	48	6.0
1955-56	St.Louis	NBA	8	36	31	48	.646	13	103	12.9
1956-57	St.Louis	NBA	10	31	30	50	.600	6	92	9.2
1957-58	St.Louis	NBA	11	24	25	38	.658	11	73	6.6
1958-59	St.Louis	NBA	6	16	10	14	.714	9	26	4.3
1959-60	Minneapolis	NBA	11	11	10	11	.909	5	22	2.0
	Major League Totals		56	124	135	205	.659	59	383	6.8
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SAM SHAPIRO		Height:	6:01		Weight:		175		College:		Providence’34
Samuel Shapiro		Born:	1910		Died:				Hometown:		Lynn, Ma.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1930-31	Providence (Frosh)	College
1931-32	Provudence	College
1932-33	Provudence	College
1933-34	Provudence	College
1934-35	Boston	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
	Major League Totals		1	0	0				0	0.0

Frank Shannon starred in basketball and baseball at At Wittenberg University.  After military servce during World War II, Shannon signed as player-coach of Youngstown in the National Basketball League,  but the the Bears won just 12 of 44 games.  Dispite the inauspicious beginning , Shannon would excell as both a high school and college basketball coach. An early advocate of the of  the up-tempo style of play, Shannon was one of the  most successful high school coaches  in the state of Ohio during the late forties and early fifties. In 1958, Shannon became  the head basketball coach  at Ohio Wesleyan University were he remained until his retirement in 1979.

 

FRANK SHANNON		Height:	5:11		Weight:		180		College:		Wittenberg’40
Francis Emerson Shannon		Born: Nov 25, 1917			Died:   Dec 20, 2005				Hometown:		Springfield, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1937-38	Wittenberg	College
1938-39	Wittenberg	College
1939-40	Wittenberg	College
1941-45	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1946-47	Youngstown	NBL	29	55	14	20	.700		124	4.3
1946-47	Dayton Mets	Indep
1947-48	Dayton Mets	Indep
	Major League Totals		29	55	14	20	.700		124	4.3

 

TOM SHANLEY		Height:	6:01		Weight:		175		College:		U.S.C.’47
Thomas Michael Shanley III		Born: Aug 4, 1922			Died:  Sep 1, 1995				Hometown:		Los Angeles, Ca.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	USC	College
1941-42	USC	College
1942-43	USC	College
1942-46	U.S. Army	Military Service
1945-46	USC	College
1946-47	USC	College
1947-48	Omaha	PBLA	5	1	1	1	1.000		3	0.6
	Major League Totals		5	1	1	1	1.000		3	0.6

CHUCK SHANKLIN		Height:	5:11		Weight:		175		College:	Indiana(Frosh)’40
Charles Cecil Shanklin Jr.		Born:  Sep 3, 1921			Died:  Aug 19, 2006				Hometown:	Decatur, In.
Shank Shanklin			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1939-40	Indiana (Frosh)	College
1942-43	Indianapolis Pure Oils	Indep
1943-44	Indianapolis Pure Oils	Indep
1944-45	Oshkosh	NBL	30	42	13	26	.500		97	3.2
1945-46	U.S. Army	Military Service
	Major League Totals		30	42	13	26	.500		97	3.2
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA		FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1944-45	Oshkosh	WBT	2	1	0	0	.000		2	1.0
	Major League Totals		2	1	0	0	.000		2	1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRANK SHAMEL		Height:	6:00		Weight:	200			College:		Earlham(In)’34
Franklin Rule Shamel		Born: Dec 6, 1912			Died: Nov 2, 1994				Hometown:		Cambridge City, In.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1930-31	Earlham	College
1931-32	Earlham	College
1932-33	Earlham	College
1933-34	Earlham	College
1934-35	Richmond Independents	Indep
1935-36	New Castle	Indep
1937-38	Richmond	NBL	3	5	0				10	3.3
	Major League Totals		3	5	0				10	3.3