William “Bill” Holland was a basketball  star at Edinboro State College in Pennsylvania. Holland was a dominate center and high-scorer for Edinboro State, one  first colleges in the country to average more than 50 points per game. Holland played professional basketball for six seasons.

 

BILL HOLLAND		Height:	6:05		Weight:		210		College:		Edinboro State’35
William J.ames Holland		Born:	Apr 10, 1914		Died:	Feb 26, 2000			Hometown:		Greenville, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1931-32	Edinboro State (Frosh)	College
1932-33	Edinboro State	College
1933-34	Edinboro State	College
1934-45	Edinboro State	College
1935-36	Warren	Indep
1936-37	Warren	MBC	14	41	25				107	7.6
1937-38	Warren	NBL	2	3	1				7	3.5
1938-39	Elmira	NYPA	15	42	10				94	6.3
1938-39	Warren/Cleveland	NBL	27	73	34				180	6.7
1939-40	Detroit	NBL	27	36	35	60	.583		107	4.0
1940-41	Detroit Eagles	Indep
	Major League Totals		70	153	95				401	5.7
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1938-39	Elmira	NYPA	6	15	3				33	5.5
1939-40	Detroit	NBL	3	1	1				3	1.0
	Major League Totals		3	1	1				3	1.0	enns

 

 

 

 

Doug Holcomb was a basketball star at Lincoln High School in MIlwaukee. Holcomb played freshman basketball at the University of Wisconsin before he entered the U.S. Navy in 1941 to serve in World War II. While still in the navy, Holcomb played professional basketball  during the 1945-46 season  for Baltimore in the American Basketball League.  In the fall of 1946, Holcomb re-enrolled at the University of Wisconson where he played one seaon of varsity basketball. Holcomb returned to professional basketball during the 1949-49 season. He appeared in three game for Baltimore in the Basketball Association of America and was a top-ten Scorer for the Scranton American Basketball League team.  In the fall of 1949, Holcomb was hired as  the head baskrtball coach at the University of Scranton where he also earned his master’s degree.  Holcomb settled in Scranton where he worked for many years as a broadcaster.

 

DOUG HOLCOMB		Height:	6:04		Weight:		200		College:		Wisconsin’47
Douglas Martin Holcomb		Born:	Feb 9, 1921		Died:  Feb 3, 2008				Hometown:		Milwaukee, Wi.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Wisconsin	Frosh
1941-46	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1945-46	Wilmington	ABL	18	52	45				149	8.3
1946-47	Wisconsin	College
1947-48	Madison Badger Sports	Indep
1948-49	Baltimore	BAA	3	3	9	14	.643	5	15	5.0
1948-49	Scranton	ABL	26	135	132	217	.608		402	15.5
1948-49	Reading	EBL	9	45	30				120	13.3
1949-50	Scranton	ABL	3	3	1	2	.500		7	2.3
1949-50	Berwick	EBL	1	0	2				2	2.0
	Major League Totals		21	55	54				164	7.8
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1945-46	Wilmington	ABL	2	9	12				30	15.0
	Major League Totals		2	9	12				30	15.0

 

 

 

 

 

GEORGE HOGAN		Height:	6:01		Weight:		175		College:		Loyola(Ill)’39
George Francis Hogan Jr.		Born:    Apr 12, 1915			Died:  Jan 21, 1965				Hometown:		Chicago, Ill.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1935-36	Loyola (Il) (Frosh)	College
1936-37	Loyola (Il)	College
1937-38	Loyola (Il)	College
1938-39	Loyola (Il)	College
1939-40	Chicago–Hammond	NBL	26	24	13				61	2.3
1940-41	Chicago	NBL	22	19	11	22	.500		49	2.2
1941-42	Chicago	NBL	20	43	18				104	5.2
1942-43	Chicago Ramblers
1942-45	Military Service
1945-46	Chicago	NBL	3	2	0				4	1.3
	Major League Totals		71	88	42				218	3.1
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Chicago	WBT	2	5	0	0	.000		10	5.0
1941-42	Chicago	WBT	1	1	2	2	1.000		4	4.0
1942-43	Chicago	WBT	1	4	1	2	.500		9	9.0
	Major League Totals		4	10	3				23	5.8

 

JOE HOFFMAN		Height:	5:04		Weight:	140			College:		Baltimore C.C.’30
Joseph Edward Hoffman		Born: Ape 12, 1898			Died: Apr 12, 1985				Hometown: Ba;ltimore, Md.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1919-20	Baltimore CC	College
1921-22	Baltimore Allied Club	Indep
1922-23	Baltimore Paramount	Indep
1923-23	Baltimore YMHA	Indep
1923-24	Baltimore Allied Club	Indep
1924-25	Baltimore YMHA	Indep
1924-25	Baltimore Olympic Club	Indep
1926-27	Baltimore	ABL	2	0	1				1	0.5
1927-28	Miami Collegians	Indep
1928-29	Miami Paul’s Tires	Indep
1929-30	Miami Paul’s Tires	Indep
1929-30	Fort Lauderdale Elks	Indep
1930-31	Fort Lauderdale Elks	Indep
1930-31	iami Redman’s Sports Shop	Indep
1931-32	Baltimore YNHA	Indep
1931-32	Baltimore  Stonewall	Indep
	Major League Totals		2	0	1				1	0.5

 

HOWIE HOFFMAN		Height:	6:03		Weight:		195		College:		Purdue’42
Howard Albert Hoffman		Born:	Dec 4, 1921		Died:  Oct 22, 1996				Hometown:		Bridgeport, In.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1939-30	Purdue (Frosh)	College
1940-41	Purdue	College
1941-42	Purdue	College
1942-43	Purdue	College
1943-44	Indianapolis Pure Oils	Indep
1944-46	U.S. Army	Military Service
1944-45	Oshkosh	NBL	18	44	17	28	.607		105	5.8
1944-45	Indianapolis Pure Oils	Indep
1945-46	Indianapolis Pure Oils	Indep
1946-47	Oshkosh	NBL	5	5	3	6	.500		13	2.6
	Major League Totals		23	49	20	34	.588		118	5.1
					Post Season Record
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1943-44	Indianapolis Pure Oils	WBT	1	4	0	0	.000		8	8.0
1944-45	Indianapolis Pure Oils	WBT	1	1	0	2	.000		2	2.0
	Major League Totals		2	5	0	2	.000		10	5.0