William “Tiny” Hearn was one of the first very tall players in professional basketball.  As late as the mid-thirties, when the average height of a professional basketball player was about six-feet tall, the 6’9″ Hearn towered over most players. Hearn was he slow and did not move well under the basket, but  his shear size was  a huge impediment to opposing teams.  With the center tap after every basket in force until very late in his career, Hearn could often control the flow of the game. In Hearn’s first season in the American Basketball league, he led Rochester to the American Basketball League 1929-30 finals. In the 1932-33 ABL finals, Hearn, playing for Trenton, was totally outplayed by Philadelphia’s Moe Goldman, who was six inches shorter, but much faster and far more agile.

 

 

TINY HEARN		Height:	6:09		Weight:		230		College:		Georgia Tech’27
William Walter Hearn		Born:  Jun 3, 1905			Died:  Dec 17, 1962				Hometown:		Eatonton, Ga.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1924-25	Georgia Tech	College
1925-26	Georgia Tech	College
1926-27	Georgia Tech	College
1927-28	Jim Thorpe Indians	Indep
1928-29	World Famous Indians	Indep
1929-30	Rochester	ABL	51	70	23				163	3.2
1930-31	Rochester	ABL	34	40	23				103	3.0
1931-32	Injuried – DNP
1932-33	Paterson–Brooklyn Americans–Brooklyn Visitation–Jersey	MBL	26	16	11				43	1.7
1932-33	Bridgeton–Jasper	EBL	26	26	29				81	3.1
1932-33	Tunkhannock	PSL	20	29	20				78	3.9
1933-34	Trenton	ABL	41	24	13				61	1.5
1933-34	Plymouth	PSL	15	7	7				21	1.4
1933-34	Philadelphia Passon	EBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1934-35	Newark/New Britain Mules	ABL	42	21	8				50	1.2
1935-36	Kingston	ABL	35	12	11				35	1.0
1936-37	Kingston	ABL	37	29	23				81	2.2
1937-38	Kingston	ABL	38	24	11				59	1.6
1937-38	Binghamton	NYPA	8	15	12				42	5.3
	Major League Totals		330	262	152				676	2.0
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1929-30	Rochester	ABL	5	5	0				10	2.0
1932-33	Tunkhannock	PSL	3	1	2				4	1.3
1933-34	Trenton	ABL	6	3	1				7	1.2

SKIN HEALEY		Height:	5:11		Weight:		160		College:		None
Kenneth James Healey		Born:  Nov 28, 1893			Died:  Sep 14, 1986				Hometown:		Westfield, Ma.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1911-12	Springfield Turners	Indep
1912-13	Springfield Turners	Indep
1913-14	Springfield Turners	Indep
1914-15	Springfield Turners	Indep
1916-17	Westfield Whip City AC	Indep
1916-17	Springfield Braves	Indep
1919-20	Mohawk	NYSL	19	12	8				32	1.7
1919-20	Plymouth	PSL	1	1	1				3	3.0
1919-20	Westfield	IL	16	13	0				26	1.6
1920-21	Westfield	IL	29	26	17				69	2.4
1921-22	Westfield	IL	3	2	1				5	1.7
1922-23	Turners Falls–Thompsonville	IL	22	26	24				76	3.5
	Major League Totals		90	80	51				211	2.3

 

GARLAND HEAD		Height:	6:02		Weight:		185		College:		Texas Tech’47
Garland MMonroe Head		Born:  Oct 16, 1921			Died:  Mar 13, 1991				Hometown:		Bellview, NM
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Texas Tech (Frosh)	College
1941-42	Texas Tech	College
1942-43	Texas Tech	College
1943-46	U.S. Army	Military Service
1946-47	Texas Tech	College
1947-48	Oklahoma City	PBLA	1	3	1	1	1.000		7	7.0
1947-48	Lubbock Thomas Tinkers	AAU
1948-49	Spearman Independents	Indep
1949-50	Amarillo Graham-Hoeme	AAU
1950-51	Pampa-Noblitt Coffey Chiefs	Indep
	Major League Totals		1	3	1	1	1.000		7	7.0