Sid Gross  three-sport star (basketball, football, and baseball), at New York University in the 1930s Gross is a member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame, and is considered one of the greatest athletes in NYU history. In 1935, Gross captained NYU when the basketball team won the Helms National Championship with a record of 19-1.

 

SID GROSS		Height:	6:00		Weight:		170		College:		NYU’35
Sidney Gross		Born: NOV 18, 1912			Died: Mar 28, 1988				Hometown:		New York, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1931-32	N.Y.U. ((Frosh)	College
1932-33	N.Y.U.	College
1933-34	N.Y.U.	College
1934-35	N.Y.U.	College
1934-35	Brooklyn	ABL	3	1	1				3	1.0
1935-36	New York Violets	Indep
1936-37	Alabama Oitt All-Stars	Indep
	Major League Totals		3	1	1				3	1.0

 

 

Bob Grody, who grew up in Manhattan,  was a long time fixture in New York City sports circles. He was a talented  all-around athlete who excelled at both baseball and basketball. He was hard-throwing pitcher who was a fixture on New York area semi-pro baseball teams for parts of two decades. He was good enough to attract the attention of famed New York Giants manager John McGraw. Grody enjoyed even greater success in his twenty-two year career as a professional basketball player. Grody, who  was a muscular six -foot-two inches and two-hundred and fiftteen pounds, blended size, surprising agility and tenacity to make himself an outstanding defender and much in-demand player for over twenty years.

 

BOB GRODY		Height:	6:02		Weight:		215		College:		None
Robert William Grody		Born:   Apr 25, 1900			Died:  Jun 21, 1982				Hometown:		New York, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1919-20	Brooklyn	Indep
1920-21	New York Big-Five	Indep
1921-22	New York Big-Five	Indep
1922-23	New York Big-Five	Indep
1923-24	Glens Falls	NYSL	16	20	34				74	4.6
1924-25	Cathedral	PBL	17	19	40			13	78	4.6
1924-25	Paterson–Brookyn	MBL	25	16	55				87	3.5
1925-26	Washington	ABL	29	36	53				125	4.3
1925-26	NY Lou Gehrig All Stars	Indep
1926-27	Brooklyn	NLN	24	22	39				83	3.5
1926-27	Brooklyn	MBL	10	7	17				31	3.1
1927-28	Brooklyn	MBL	5	7	6				20	4.0
1927-28	Detroit–Rochester	ABL	45	57	44				158	3.5
1928-29	Rochester	ABL	40	34	17				85	2.1
1929-30	Paterson	ABL	55	53	28				134	2.4
1930-31	Toledo	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1930-31	Bridgeton	TSL	16	12	22				46	2.9
1930-31	Dunmore	PSL	13	18	17				53	4.1
1931-32	Brooklyn Jewels	MBL	1	1	0				2	2.0
1931-32	Bridgeton	EBL	9	11	15				37	4.1
1931-32	Brooklyn Americans	Indep
1932-33	Brooklyn Americans–Jersey City–Brooklyn Visitation	MBL	26	15	6				36	1.4
1932-33	Dnmore	PSL	20	31	27				89	4.5
1933-34	Brooklyn Visistation–Trenton	ABL	15	4	3				11	0.7
1933-34	Dunmore	PSL	11	14	5				33	3.0
1934-35	Brooklyn	Indep
1935-36	Brooklyn	ABL	11	3	2				8	0.7
1935-36	Brooklyn Dongan Caseys	Indep
1935-36	Brooklyn Bay Ridge Pros	Indep
1936-37	Brooklyn Americans	Indep
1936-37	Yonkers	Indep
1936-37	New York National City Bank	Indep
1937-38	Brooklyn	NBL	1	1	0				2	2.0
1937-38	Brooklyn Americans	Indep
1938-39	Brooklyn Americans	Indep
1939-40	Brooklyn Visitation	Indep
1940-41	Glens Falls	NYSL	18	10	4				24	1.3
	Major League Totals		329	305	359				969	2.9
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1923-24	Glens Falls	NYSL	5	9	17				35	7.0
1924-25	Brooklyn	MBL	3	4	10				18	6.0
1926-27	Brooklyn	MBL	2	1	1				3	1.5
1930-31	Bridgeton	TSL	5	4	9				17	3.4
1932-33	Dunmore	PSL	4	8	2				18	4.5
1933-34	Trenton	ABL	2	0	0				0	0.0
1935-36	Brooklyn	ABL	4	0	0				0	0.0
1940-41	Glens Falls	NYSL	4	1	0				2	0.5
	Major League Totals		16	14	28				56	3.5

 

Swede  Grimstead was one of pro basketball’s most colorful players of the teens and twenties. Grimstead played amateur basketball around New York City before Lew Wachter signed him to a professional contract for his 1911-12 Troy New York State League team. Talented, but very raw and inexperienced, Grimstead was released after a few games. He played with three more teams the same season without a great deal of success. He gained considerable experience during the 1912-13 season when he toured with Frank Basloe’s Oswego Indians. By the 1913-14 season, Grimstead had blossomed into a first-rate center, good enough to hold his own against perennial Troy all-star Ed  Wachter. Grimstead’s Utica team won the NYSL championship edging out Wachter’s Troy squad for the title. Flamboyant and eccentric on and off the court, Grimstead periodically skirmished with law enforcement officials, usually for a harmless prank or barroom celebration. During the 1920-21 season, he was a valuable member of Scranton’s Pennslyvania State League championship team and also played along side Dutch Dehnert and Johnny Beckman with the Original Celtics. In his prime, Grimstead was a staunch defender and surprisingly good ballhandler for a big man. He enjoyed success in the mid-twenties with the Brooklyn Visitation who twice won the Metropolitan League championship with Grimstead at center. Grimstead finished his 17 -year pro career with two years in the ABL in a supporting role on three teams.

 

SWEDE GRIMSTEAD		Height:	6:01		Weight:		180		College:		None
Oscar Ludwig Grimstead		Born:  Mar 23, 1891			Died:   Mar 28, 1934				Hometown:		New York, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1911-12	Paterson	HRL	3	6	0				12	4.0
1911-12	Hudson–Troy–Cohoes	NYSL	33	60	15				135	4.1
1912-13	Cohoes	NYSL	9	19	11				49	5.4
1912-13	Oswego Indians	Indep
1913-14	Utica	NYSL	63	116	49				281	4.5
1914-15	Gloversville	NYSL	21	40	28				108	5.1
1914-15	Oswego Indians	Indep
1915-16	De Neri	EBL	40	65	0			52	130	3.3
1916-17	Plymouth	PSL	39	83	92			29	258	6.6
1917-18	Plymouth	PSL	48	70	57			31	197	4.1
1917-18	Windor Namcos	Indep
1918-19	U.S.Army	Military
1918-19	Original Celtics	Indep
1919-20	Plymouth	PSL	19	32	25	85	.294	5	89	4.7
1919-20	Gloversville–Troy	NYSL	9	17	4				38	4.2
1919-20	North Philadelphia–Germantown	EBL	21	42	30	60	.500	23	114	5.4
1919-20	Jersey City–Newark	IBL	6	7	5				19	3.2
1919-20	Thompsonville	IL	16	69	10				148	9.3
1919-20	Brooklyn Nonparels	Indep
1919-20	Passaic City AA	Indep
1919-20	Newark City AC	Indep
1919-20	Stamford	Indep
1920-21	Pittston–Nanticoke–Scranton	PSL	28	30	21			12	81	2.9
1920-21	Trenton	EBL	3	6	1	4	.250	6	13	4.3
1920-21	Thompsonville	IL	11	16	9				41	3.7
1920-21	Original Celtics	Indep
1920-21	Bruggy All-Stars	Indep
1921-22	Scranton–Camden	EBL	34	45	28	59	.475	36	118	3.5
1921-22	Brooklyn Dodgers	MBL	14	24	17				65	4.6
1921-22	Hartford	IL	1	0	1				1	1.0
1921-22	New York Celtics	Indep
1922-23	Elizabeth	MBL	30	52	36				140	4.7
1922-23	Schecnectady–Albany	NYSL	21	18	21				57	2.7
1922-23	Greenfield	IL	3	2	0				4	1.3
1922-23	Philadelphia	EBL	1	2	0	2	.000	1	4	4.0
1923-24	Brooklyn	MBL	38	39	47				125	3.3
1923-24	Mohawk–Utica	NYSL	6	6	6				18	3.0
1924-25	Brooklyn	MBL	26	7	23				37	1.4
1924-25	Shanahan	PBL	11	9	8	20	.400	11	26	2.4
1925-26	Brookyn	MBL	8	5	1				11	1.4
1925-26	Camden–Pottsville	EBL	7	7	0				14	2.0
1926-27	Paterson*Kingston– Ridgewood*Orange	NLN	16	8	8				24	1.5
1926-27	Rochester	ABL	29	31	16				78	2.7
1927-28	Albany	MBL	5	1	6				8	1.6
1927-28	Washington–Chicago	ABL	35	16	7				39	1.1
	Major League Totals		654	950	582				2482	3.8
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1920-21	Scranton	PSL	2	4	1				9	4.5
1920-21	Thompsonville	IL	4	4	1				9	2.3
1920-21	Scranton	WS	2	5	2				12	6.0
1922-23	Elizabeth	MBL	3	5	2				12	4.0
1924-25	Brooklyn	MBL	1	1	3				5	5.0
	Major League Totals		12	19	9				47	3.9

 

 

HY GRIMMER		Height:	6:02		Weight:		185		College:		Murray State(Ky)’43
Hyland Burnett Grimmer Jr.		Born: Aug 13, 1921				Died:	Aug 24, 1974		Hometown:		Paducah, Ky.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1939-40	Murray State (Ky) (Frosh)	College
1940-41	Murray State (Ky)	College
1941-42	Murray State(Ky)	College
1942-43	Murray State (Ky)	College
1943-47	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1947-48	Louisville	PBLA	4	3	4	6	.667		10	2.5
	Major League Totals		4	3	4	6	.667		10	2.5

Ken Griffith attended Wellsburg, West Virginia High School. He played basketball at Alderson-Broaddus College where over the course of three seasons he became all-time collegiate scoring leader with 1941 points, breaking the record previously held by Hank Luisetti. Griffith’s professional career consisted of just six games in the National Basketball League with the Akron Goodyears  during the 1941-42 season. After service in World War II, Griffith returned to Akron Goodyear company where he remained employed for nearly four decades.

 

KEN GRIFFITH		Height:	6:02		Weight:		195		College:		Alderson-Broaddus’41
Kenneth Lee Griffith		Born:	Jul 31, 1918		Died:  Jun 5, 2005				Hometown:		Wellsburg, WV
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1937-38	Alderson-Broaddus	College
1938-39	Alderson-Broaddus	College
1939040	Alderson-Broaddus	College
1940-41	Alderson-Broaddus	College
1941-42	Akron Goodyears	NBL	6	4	1				9	1.5
1942-43	Akron Collegians	Indep
1943-44	Akron Collegians	Indep
1943-46	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1946-47	Akron Goodyears	Indep
	Major League Totals		6	4	1				9	1.5
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	Akron Goodyears	NBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
	Major League Totals		1	0	0				0	0.0