| CHICK GUARNIERI | Height: | 5:10 | Weight: | 175 | College: | Canisius/Niagara’22 | |||||
| George Albert Guarneri | Born: | Jul 1, 1899 | Died: Apr 28, 1980 | Hometown: | Ashtabula, Oh. | ||||||
| Played Professional Football | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1925-26 | Canton Pros | Indep | |||||||||
| 1926-27 | Canton | CBL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | ||||||
Archives
NICK GRUNZWEIG
Nick Grunzweig was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Canisius High School in Buffalo and then went on to earn a bachelor’s degree at Niagara University. In addition to being a top student, Grunzweig was a standout athlete in both high school and college. After graduation from Niagara in 1942, Grunzweig served in the in the army for four year during World War II. After the war, Grunzweig signed to play for his hometown Buffalo Braves in of the National Basketball League. A month into the season , the team was transferred to Moline, Illinois. After just season in pro basketball, Grunzweig gave up the game and returned to service in the army. He retired in 1973 with the rank of full Colonel.
| NICK GRUNZWEIG | Height: | 6:05 | Weight: | 215 | College: | Niagara’42 | |||||
| Nicholas John Grunzweig | Born: Jul 21, 1918 | Died: Feb 10, 2007 | Hometown: | Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1937-38 | Niagara (Frosh) | College | |||||||||
| 1938-39 | Niagara | College | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | Niagara | College | |||||||||
| 1940-41 | Niagara | College | |||||||||
| 1942-45 | U.S. Army | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Buffalo/Tri -Cities | NBL | 43 | 39 | 42 | 70 | .600 | 120 | 2.8 | ||
| 1947-73 | U.S. Army | Military Service | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 43 | 39 | 42 | 70 | .600 | 120 | 2.8 | ||||
| POST SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1946-47 | ri-Cities | WBT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1.0 | ||
| Major League Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||
ACE GRUENIG
Robert “Ace” Gruenig was a ten-time AAU All-American. He led three Denver teams to the National AAU championships (1937, 1939, 1942). In 1948, at the age of 35, Gruenig made his professional debut in the National Basketball League and led the the Denver Nuggets in scoring with 11 points a game. In 1963, Gruenig was elected to Basketball Hall of Fame.
| ACE GRUENIG | Height: | 6:08 | Weight: | 230 | College: Northwestern’32 | |||||
| Robert Francis Gruenig | Born: Mar 12, 1913 | Died: Aug 11, 1958 | Hometown: Chicago, Il. | |||||||
| Member Basketball Hall of Fame | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG |
| 1931-32 | Northwestern (Frosh) | College | ||||||||
| 1932-33 | Chicago Rosenberg-Arvey | AAU | ||||||||
| 1933-34 | Chicago Lifschultz Fast Freighters | AAU | ||||||||
| 1934-35 | Denver Piggly Wiggly | AAU | ||||||||
| 1935-36 | Denver Safeways | AAU | ||||||||
| 1936-37 | Denver Safeways | AAU | ||||||||
| 1937-38 | Denver Safeways | AAU | ||||||||
| 1938-39 | Denver Nuggets | AAU | ||||||||
| 1939-40 | Denver Nuggets | AAU | ||||||||
| 1940-41 | Denver American Legion | AAU | ||||||||
| 1941-42 | Denver American Legion | AAU | ||||||||
| 1942-43 | Denver American Legion | AAU | ||||||||
| 1943-44 | Denver Ambrose Jellymakers | AAU | ||||||||
| 1944-45 | Denver Ambrose Jellymakers | AAU | ||||||||
| 1945-46 | Denver Ambrose Jellymakers | AAU | ||||||||
| 1946-47 | Denver Nuggets | NIBL | ||||||||
| 1946-47 | Denver Murphy-Mahoney Chevrolets | AAU | ||||||||
| 1947-48 | Denver Murphy-Mahoney Chevrolets | AAU | ||||||||
| 1948-49 | Denver | NBL | 49 | 194 | 170 | 260 | .654 | 558 | 11.4 | |
| Major League Totals | 49 | 194 | 170 | 260 | .654 | 558 | 11.4 | |||
SAMMY GRUDEN
| SAMMY GRUDEN | Height: | Weight: | College: | G.Washington/Savage School | |||||||
| Samuel S. Gruden | Born: Dec 20, 1909 | Died: May, 1977 | Hometown: | ||||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1931-32 | Hoboken | MBL | 10 | 28 | 15 | 71 | 7.1 | ||||
| 1932-33 | Hoboken | MBL | 10 | 26 | 5 | 57 | 5.7 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 20 | 54 | 20 | 128 | 6.4 | ||||||
RED GROWER
| RED GROWER | Height: | 5:10 | Weight: | 185 | College: | Rutgers’35 | |||||
| Louis Rednor Grower | Born: Jan 1, 1911 | Died: Nov 22, 2007 | Hometown: | Paterson, NJ | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1931-32 | Rutgers | College | |||||||||
| 1932-23 | Rutgers | College | |||||||||
| 1933-34 | Rutgers | College | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Rutgers | College | |||||||||
| 1935-36 | Paterson | ABL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | ||||
| 1935-36 | Passaic YMCA | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | ||||||
### GROVER
| ### GROVER | Height: | Weight: | College: | ||||||||
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| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1898-99 | Millbury BAA | MBL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||||
ART GROVE
Art Grove led Washington High School to two consecutive Indiana state basketball championships in 1941 and 1942. Grove was a freshman starter for the University of Toledo before entered the army in 1942. Grove had limited success as a professional basketball player during the post-war years.
| ART GROVE | Height: | 6:00 | Weight: | 175 | College: | Toledo’43 | |||||
| Robert Arthur Grove | Born: Mar 17, 1923 | Died: May 25, 1984 | Hometown: | Washington, In. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1942-43 | Toledo | College | |||||||||
| 1943-45 | U.S. Army | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1944-45 | Indianapolis Pure Oils | Indep | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | Indianapolis Billings | AAU | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Pocatello Simplots | AAU | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Louisville | PBLA | 6 | 10 | 5 | 12 | .412 | 25 | 4.2 | ||
| 1947-48 | Terre Haute Flamingos | Indep | |||||||||
| 1948-49 | Hammond | NBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1948-49 | Montgomery-Laurel | SPBL | 24 | 99 | 4.1 | ||||||
| 1949-50 | Laurel Oilers | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | .412 | 25 | 3.6 | ||||
### GROVE
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| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1936-37 | Columbus | MBC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
HI GROVE
| HI GROVE | Height: | 5:10 | Weight: | 160 | College: | None | |||||
| Hiram Dill Grove | Born: Feb 22, 1908 | Died: Jul 22, 2006 | Hometown: | Lorain, Oh. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1923-24 | Lorain Lions | Indep | |||||||||
| 1924-25 | Lorain Lions | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | Lorain Lions | Indep | |||||||||
| 1926-27 | Lorain | CBL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | ||||
| 1927-28 | Lorain Lions | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | ||||||
ED GROTE
| ED GROTE | Height: | 6:02 | Weight: | 220 | College: | None | |||||
| Edward Eli Grote | Born: Oct 6, 1915 | Died: Feb 18, 1984 | Hometown: | New York, NY | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1935-36 | Central Queens YMCA Wildcats | YMCA | |||||||||
| 1935-36 | Jamaica Water Supply | Indep | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | Jamaica Water Supply | Indep | |||||||||
| 1937-38 | Morris Park Caseys | Indep | |||||||||
| 1938-39 | New York | ABL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1938-39 | New York Collegiate Stars | Indep | |||||||||
| 1938-39 | Morris Park Big-Five | Indep | |||||||||
| 1938-39 | Jamaica Water Supply | Indep | |||||||||
| 1938-39 | Grassland Oilers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | Albany | NYSL | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5.5 | ||||
| 1939-40 | Our Lady of Lourdes Big Five | Indep | |||||||||
| 1940-41 | Queensboro Big Five | Indep | |||||||||
| 1941-42 | Woodahven Big Five | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | ||||||