BOB KITTERMAN		Height:	6:00		Weight:		175		College:		Burlington JC’42
Robert ugene. Kitterman		Born:	Apr 2, 1923		Died:	Nov 14, 2000			Hometown:		Burlington, Ia.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	Burlington JC	College
1942-45	US Army	Military Service
1945-46	Worcester-Fitchburg	NEBL	17	79	34				192	11.3
1946-47	Fitchburg	NEBL	24	147	67				361	15.0
1947-48	Syracuse	NBL	54	117	38	53	.717		272	5.0
1948-49	Fitchburg Irish-Americans	Indep
	Major League Totals		54	117	38	53	.717		272	5.0
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Fitchburg	NEBL	9						111	12.3
1947-48	Syracuse	NBL	3	5	2	2	1.000		12	4.0
	Major League Totals		3	5	2	2	1.000		12	4.0

TURK KIRKPATRICK		Height:	5:08		Weight:		150		College:		None
Howard Anderson Kirkpatrick		Born:  Apr 12, 1887			Died:  Apr 21, 1961				Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1906-07	Philadelphia Crescents	Indep
1907-08	Philadelphia Crescents	Indep
1908-09	De Neri	PBL	9	13	0				26	2.9
1909-10	Uniontown	CBL	2	2	0				4	2.0
1909-10	Germantown–Reading	EBL	2	0	0				0	0.0
1910-11	South Side	CBL	2	2	0				4	2.0
1910-11	Greystock	EBL	20	19	0				38	1.9
1911-12	Greystock	EBL	39	36	0				72	1.8
1912-13	Greystock	EBL	39	38	0				76	1.9
1913-14	Greystock	EBL	30	33	0				66	2.2
1914-15	Jasper	EBL	11	8	0				16	1.5
1914-15	Warwick	ALP	13	21	55			1	97	7.5
1914-15	Philadelphia Rookwood	Indep
	Major League Totals		167	172	55				399	2.4

Walton Kirk attended Mount Vernon High School in Illinois, where he was a second team all-state selection in 1942. Kirk was a 1945 consensus All-American for the University of Illinois.   At the conclusion of the 1945 season, he entered the service before returning to Illinois for his senior season in 1947. Kirk played professional basketball for five seasons. He  later coached high school basketball in Illinois and Iowa, while serving as a long-time teacher and school administrator.

 

WALTON KIRK		Height:	6:03		Weight:		175		College:		Illinois’47
Walton Kirk Jr.		Born: Sep 3, 1924			Died:  Dec 12, 2012				Hometown:		Mt.Vernon, Ill.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1942-43	Illinois (Frosh)	College
1943-44	Illinois	College	20	84	55	92	.598		223	11.2
1944-45	Illinois	College	20	78	56	109	.514		212	10.6
1945-46	US Army	Military Service
1946-47	Illinois	College	19	31	22	40	.550		84	4.4
1947-48	Fort Wayne	NBL	45	62	44	90	.489		168	3.7
1948-49	Fort Wayne–Indianapolis	BAA	49	140	167	231	.723	118	447	9.1
1949-50	Anderson–Tri-Cities	NBA	58	97	155	216	.718	103	349	6.0
1950-51	Kansas City	NPBL	16	43	67	102	.657		153	9.6
1950-51	US Army	Military Service
1951-52	Milwaukee	NBA	11	28	55	78	.705	28	111	10.1
1951-52	Sheboygan Red Skins	Indep
	Major League Totals		179	370	488	717	.681		1228	6.9
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1947-48	Fort Wayne	NBL	2	1	2	4	.500		4	2.0
1947-48	Fort Wayne	WBT	1	0	1	2	.500		1	1.0
1949-50	Tri-Cities	NBA	3	2	1	6	.167		5	1.7
	Major League Totals		6	3	4				10	1.7

 

LEFTY KINTZING		Height:	6:02		Weight:		200		College:		None
William Lloyd Kintzing		Born:  Nov 30. 1905			Died:  Jan, 1972				Hometown:		Bloomfield, NJ
Brother of Fenton Kintzing			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1925-26	Belleville Collegiates	Indep
1926-27	Kingston	MBL	1	0	2				2	2.0
1926-27	Broolyn Fernwoods	Indep
1927-28	Kingston	MBL	14	9	15				33	2.4
1928-29	Rochester	ABL	36	64	49				177	4.9
1929-30	Rochester	ABL	52	100	32				232	4.5
1930-31	Rochester–Chicago	ABL	37	60	19				139	3.8
1931-32	Jasper–Bridgeton	EBL	28	53	68				174	6.2
1931-32	Union City	MBL	12	29	3				61	5.1
1932-33	Bridgeton	EBL	26	33	55				121	4.7
1932-33	Paterson–Brooklyn Americans	MBL	14	18	5				41	2.9
1933-34	Newark	ABL	30	66	22				154	5.1
1934-35	Newark/New Britain Mules–Boston	ABL	35	76	24				176	5.0
1935-36	Kingston	ABL	30	44	25				113	3.8
1935-36	Freeland	PSL	1	1	2				4	4.0
1936-37	Kingston	ABL	19	13	7				33	1.7
	Major League Totals		334	565	326				1456	4.4
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1927-28	Kingston	MBL	1	1	2				4	4.0
1929-30	Rochester	ABL	5	11	3				25	5.0
1930-31	Archibald	PSL	3	10	8				28	9.3
	Major League Totals		6	12	5				29	4.8

 

Mac Kinsbrunner attended high school in Brooklyn and then enrolled upstate at Syracuse University. He returned to his hometown and enrolled at St.John’s University in the fall of 1927. Kinsbrunner was a wonderful all-around athlete who became a five-sport letterman at St.John’s, but it was on the basketball court that he gained his greatest glory. He starred on a team that lost only eight games in four seasons and became nationally known as the “Wonder Five”. Kinsbrunner’s dribbling skills were featured for long stretches in the team’s ball-control offense. After their senior year at  St.John’s the entire squad  turned pro under the banner of the the Brooklyn Jewels.  The young team  enjoyed considerable success during its first two pro seasons. The Jewels tied for first in the Metropolitan Basketball League in 1931-32 and  and then claimed the league championship in the following season. Kinsbrunner continued to improve as a player during his pro career. During the thirties, he became one of the the most consistent scorers in the professional game with seven consecutive top ten finishes. He was also renowned  for his dribbling and passing skills. In 1933, the Jewels joined the reconstructed American Basketball League. The first few seasons in the ABL were successful,  but by their fourth season in the league the Jewels had slumped badly, winning only 11 of 36 games, It was obvious that changes had to be made. By  the start of the 1937-38 season only Kinsbrunner and Matty Begovich remained from the original “Wonder Team”. With the addition of  some talented younger players to the roster, the Jewels went to all the way to the ABL finals, but lost to the Jersey Reds. The following season (1938-39), with Kinsbrunner a key contributor, the Jewels swept through the playoffs undefeated to win their first ABL title. Kinsbrunner continued to star for the Jewels until the team dropped out of the league seven games into the 1941-42 season.

 

MAC KINSBRUNNER		Height:	5:09		Weight:	160			College:		St.John’s(NY)’31
George Kinsbrunner		Born: Mar 21, 1909			Died: Feb 16, 1972				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1927-28	Syracuse	College		Did Not Play
1927-28	St.John’s (NY)	College	17	24	15				63	3.7
1928-29	St.John’s (NY)	College	25	50	25				125	5.0
1929-30	St.John’s (NY)	College	24	53	18				124	5.2
1930-31	St.John’s (NY)	College	22	37	21				95	4.3
1931-32	Brooklyn Jewels	MBL	15	47	21				115	7.7
1932-33	Brooklyn Jewels	MBL	39	108	56				272	7.0
1932-33	Philadelphia Moose	ESBL	16	42	40				124	7.8
1933-34	Brooklyn	ABL	34	110	45				265	7.8
1933-34	Wilkes Barre	PSL	20	61	31				153	7.7
1934-35	New York	ABL	37	119	44				282	7.6
1934-35	Wilkes Barre	PSL	27	97	29				223	8.3
1935-36	New York	ABL	39	114	64				292	7.5
1935-36	Wilkes Barre	PSL	14	35	28				98	7.0
1936-37	New York Jewels	ABL	34	135	76				346	10.2
1936-37	Wilkes Barre	PSL	23	73	68				214	9.3
1937-38	New Haven/New York Jewels	ABL	40	124	81				329	8.2
1937-38	Wilkes Barre	NYPA	15	62	60				184	12.3
1938-39	New York	ABL	31	71	47				189	6.1
1939-40	New York	ABL	30	41	27				109	3.6
1940-41	New York	ABL	30	48	17				113	3.8
1941-42	New York–Wilmington	ABL	16	22	8				52	3.3
1941-42	Saratoga	NYSL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1942-43	Camden–Harrisburg–Brooklyn	ABL	12	20	16				56	4.7
1942-43	Wilmington Clippers	Indep
1943-44	Brooklyn Jewels	ABL	12	6	6				18	1.5
1943-44	Teterboro Bendix Avaiation	Indep
1944-45	Baltimore–Paterson	ABL	13	7	4				18	1.4
1944-45	Hartford Pros	Indep
	Major League Totals		398	1014	552				2580	6.5
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1932-33	Brooklyn Jewels	EBL	2	10	1				21	10.5
1933-34	Wilkes Barre	PSL	4	11	7				29	7.3
1934-35	New York	ABL	5	16	12				44	8.8
1934-35	Wilkes Barre	PSL	6	17	16				50	8.3
1937-38	New York Jewels	ABL	6	13	12				38	6.3
1937-38	Wilkes Barre	NYPA	2	10	3				23	11.5
1938-39	New York	ABL	4	12	4				28	7.0
1939-40	New York	ABL	6	12	2				26	4.3
	Major League Totals		23	63	31				157	6.8