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SKEETS LONOFF

Abraham “Abe” “Skeets” Lonoff was born in Russia, but was raised and went to high school in Newark, New Jersey. Lonoff was a fixture on the Newark basketball scene for three decades , first as a high school athlete at, then a pro basketball player and finally as the longtime coach of the Newark Hebrew AC, one of the most successful independent pro teams in New Jersey.

 

SKEETS LONOFF Height: Weight: College: None
Abraham B. Lonoff Born: Oct 12, 1898 Died: May, 1967 Hometown: Newark, NJ.
Abe Lonoff REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1917-18 Orange AC Indep
1917-18 Newark Wright-Martin Aircraft Indep
1917-18 New York Parson’s Five Indep
1918-19 Newark Wright-Martin Aircraft Indep
1918-19 Newark National Big Five Indep
1919-20 Passaic Hebrew A.C. Indep
1933-34 Newark ABL 2 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 2 0 0 0 0.0

ROLLO LONGSTREET

 

ROLLO LONGSTREET Height: 6:01 Weight: 160 College: None
Rowland Clifford Longstreet Born:  May 12, 1893 Died:Jan 20, 1972 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1914-15 Philadelphia Vincome Indep
1914-15 Camden ISBL 1 1 0 2 2.0
1915-16 Philadelphia Vincome Indep
1915-16 Philadelphia Girard ALP 9 18 8 8 44 4.9
1915-16 Trenton EBL 1 1 0 0 .000 2 2.0
1915-16 Philadelphia Western Electric ILBC 11 32 23 87 7.9
1918-19 Philadelphia Hancocks ALP 7 5 15 1 25 3.6
1918-19 Camden New York Ship Building Indep
1923-24 Phil Midvale/Philadelphia Hancock ABL 12 10 27 3 47 3.9
1923-24 Philadelphia St,Henry–PhiladelphiaTri- Council PBL 9 4 11 19 2.1
Major League Totals 10 5 11 21 2.1

 

 

JOHNNY LONGAKER

 

JOHNNY LONGAKER Height: 5:09 Weight: 150 College: Lafayette’23
John Henry Longaker Born: Jan 29, 1902        Died:   Feb 4, 1958 Hometown: Pottstown, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1919-20 Lafayette (Frosh College
1920-21 Lafayette College
1921-22 Lafayette College
1922-23 Lafayette College
1923-24 Philadelphia Tri-Council PL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0

ED LONG

ED LONG Height: 5:09 Weight: 170 College: None
Edward James Long Jr. Born:  Feb 21, 1886 Died:  Aug 12, 1947 Hometown: Troy, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1904-05 Indep
1905-06 North Adams Indep
1905-06 Barttleboro (Vt) Indep
1906-07 Barttleboro (Vt) Indep
1906-07 Troy All Americans Indep
1907-08 Indep
1908-09 Indep
1909-10 Troy–Newburgh HRL 4 1 0 2 0.5
1910-11 Herkimer Indep
1911-12 Cohoes NYSL 4 1 2 4 1.0
1912-13 Utica–Albany NYSL 2 0 0 0 0.0
1913-14 Indep
1914-15 Indep
1915-16 Scranton PSL 28 25 0 17 50 1.8
1916-17 Scranton PSL 26 17 39 13 73 2.8
1916-17 Mohawk–Glens Falls NYSL 3 2 3 7 2.3
1917-18 Plymouth–Wilkes -Barre PSL 10 8 7 23 2.3
1919-20 Troy NYSL 42 51 32 134 3.2
1920-21 Utica NYSL 10 5 12 22 2.2
1921-22 Troy NYSL 3 5 1 11 3.7
1922-23 Troy–Albany NYSL 9 4 6 14 1.6
Major League Totals 141 119 102 340 2.4

CHUT LONG

CHUT LONG Height: 5:11 Weight: 160 College: None
James Long Born:  Died: Hometown: Hazleton, Pa.
Jimmy Long REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1922-23 Hazleton PSL   14      26     20      72       5.1
1923-24 Hazleton Professionals Indep
1924-25 Hazleton Professionals AnBL 3 6 3 15 5.0
1925-26 Reading EBL 13 14 0 28 2.2
1926-27 Hazleton Indep
1927-28 Hazleton-Pittston PSL 18 29 17 75 4.2
1928-29 Pittston PSL 15 51 32 134 8.9
1929-30 Pittston PSL 25 113 48 274 11.0
1930-31 Pittston PSL 2 5 0 10 5.0
Major League Totals 13 14 0 28 2.2
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1927-28 Pittston PSL 3 7 1 15 5.0
1928-29 Pittston PSL 3 10 6 26 8.7
1929-30 Pittston PSL 3 4 5 13 4.3

LEE LOGAN

 

LEE LOGAN Height: 6:05 Weight: 180 College: None
Thomas Lee Logan Born: Apr 1, 1919 Died:  Aug 9, 1988 Hometown: Chester, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1936-37 Chester East End Indep
1939-40 Chester Madison Street Methiodist Indep
1940-41 Bristol Sun Oil
1940-41 Chester Ukrainians Indep
1941-42 Bristol Sun Oil
1942-43 Chester Sun Ship Indep
1943-46 U.S. Army Military Service
1944-45 Bristol Penn Steel Indep
1944-45 Jersey Reds Indep
1945-46 Chester Ukrainians Indep
1945-46 Baltimore ABL 1 1 1 2 .500 3 3.0
1946-47 Reading EBL 5 9 2 20 4.0
1946-47 Chester Ukrainians Indep
1946-47 Bristol Penn Steel Indep
1947-48 1946-47 Chester Ukrainians Indep
Major League Totals 1 1 1 2 .500 3 3.0

JIMMY LOEWEN

JIMMY LOEWEN Height: 5:10 Weight: 165 College: None
James Kerschner Loewen Born: Feb 16, 1891 Died: Feb, 1970 Hometown: Tamaqua, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1914-15 Tamaqua PSL 18 36 12 84 4.7
Major League Totals 18 36 12 84 4.7

LOSEE LOESCH

LOSEE LOESCH Height: 6:00 Weight: 170 College: Manhattan’12
George J. Loesch Born: Aug 2, 1889      Died:  Dec 23, 1948 Hometown: New York, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1909-10 Newburgh–Poughkeepsie HRL 4 6 6 18 4.5
1910-11 Catskill HRL 16 17 12 46 2.9
1911-12 Indep
Major League Totals 20 23 18 64 3.2

KEN LOEFFLER

Ken Loeffer was a basketball star at Beaver Falls High School and later at Penn State University. After his years as professional basketball player , Ken Loeffler began a coaching career that would span four decades and culminate with his election to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964.  He coached  at Geneva College, Yale, Denver, La Salle and Texas A&M. His most successful years were at La Salle  were his teams won the 1952 NIT title and the 1954 NCAA Championship. Loeffer also coached professional basketball  in the Basketball Association of America for for two seasons in St.Louis and  one season in Providence.

 

KEN LOEFFLER Height: 5:11 Weight: 195 College: Penn State’24
Kenneth Deithelm Loeffler Born:  Apr 14, 1902 Died: Jan 1, 1975 Hometown: Beaver Falls, Pa.
Naismith Hall of Fame REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1920-21 Penn State (Frosh) College
1920-21 Penn State College
1921-22 Penn State College
1922-23 Penn State College
1923-24 Beaver Falls Corks Indep
1924-25 Pittsburgh Morrys Indep
1924-25 Butler Athletics WPL
1925-26 Pittsburgh Morrys Indep
1926-27 Pittsburgh CBL 22 34 32 100 4.5
1927-28 McKeesport Cyclers Indep
1928-29 Pittsburgh Morrys Indep
Major League Totals 22 34 32 100 4.5
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1926-27 Pittsburgh CBL 2 5 5 15 7.5
Major League Totals 2 5 5 15 7.5

 

JACK LOEBER

 

JACK LOEBER Height: 5:08 Weight: 150 College: Colgate’11
John Tyndall Loeber Born:  Jan 19, 1885 Died:  Oct 22, 1959 Hometown: North Adams, Ma.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1907-08 Colgate (Frosh) College
1908-09 College
1909-10 Colgate College
1910-11 Colgate College
1911-12 Utica NYSL 10 22 5 49 4.9
Major League Totals 10 22 5 49 4.9