Richard “Big Munn” Gilroy was a famed Philadelphia area athlete who briefly played professional baseball, basketball and football.
MUNN GILROY |
Height: |
6:04 |
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Weight: |
230 |
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College: |
None |
Richard Michael Gilroy |
Born: Jan 23, 1908 |
Died: Nov 15, 1990 |
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Hometown: |
Philadelphia, Pa.. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1931-32 |
JPhiladelphia Jaspers |
EBL |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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1 |
0.5 |
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1933-34 |
Philadelphia St.Mary’s |
EBL |
29 |
49 |
39 |
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137 |
4.7 |
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1935-36 |
Philadelphia Shanahans |
EBL |
14 |
11 |
7 |
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29 |
2.1 |
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Major League Totals |
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2 |
0 |
1 |
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1 |
0.5 |
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In 1922, 17-year-old Chuck Gillium joined the New Castle Five, a strong amateur team in the northeast region of Pennsylvania. In 1925, Gillium entered Grove City College where he played for three seasons. Gillium’s basketball skills were limited, but at 6’6″ and 220 pounds, he attracted interest from pro teams. He also possessed the ability to palm a basketball, a talent considered quite amazing in the 1920’s. In the fall of 1928, he joined Vic Hansen’s All-Americans and later in the season was signed to play for the Dayton Kellys in the National Professional Basketball League. Over two seasons, he also made two brief appearances in the American Basketball League. Gillium fell ill with tuberculosis and died in August of 1935. He was only 30 years old.
CHUCK GILLIUM |
Height: |
6:06 |
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Weight: |
220 |
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College: |
Grove City(Pa)’28 |
Charles Reed Gillium |
Born: |
May 2,1905 |
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Died: Aug 10, 1935 |
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Hometown: |
New Castle, Pa. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1922-23 |
New Castle Five |
AAU |
26 |
53 |
29 |
61 |
.475 |
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135 |
5.2 |
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1923-24 |
New Castle Five |
AAU |
22 |
80 |
25 |
40 |
.625 |
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185 |
8.4 |
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1924-25 |
New Castle Five |
AAU |
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1925-26 |
Grove City(Pa) |
College |
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1926-27 |
Grove City(Pa) |
College |
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1927-28 |
Grove City(Pa) |
College |
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1928-29 |
Syracuse All-Americans |
Indep |
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1928-29 |
Vic Hanson All-Stars |
Indep |
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1928-29 |
Rochester |
ABL |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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2 |
2.0 |
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1929-30 |
Syracuse |
ABL |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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4 |
2.0 |
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1929-30 |
Dayton |
NPBL |
8 |
9 |
7 |
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25 |
3.1 |
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1930-31 |
Toledo–Chicago |
ABL |
13 |
2 |
7 |
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11 |
0.8 |
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1930-31 |
Dayton Kellys |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
24 |
13 |
16 |
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42 |
1.8 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1929-30 |
Dayton |
NPBL |
6 |
6 |
3 |
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15 |
2.5 |
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Major League Totals |
6 |
6 |
3 |
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15 |
2.5 |
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Frank Gilhooley was a star high school baseball and basketball player at Catholic Central in Toledo. Gilhooley went on to Notre Dame University where lettered both sports. Gilhooley played professional basketball for seven seasons with the Toledo Jeeps, an independent team that served as a foil for the Harlem Globetrotters. Gilhooleys’s father, Frank Sr., played professional baseball for twenty seasons including six with the New York Yankees. Frank Jr. never played professional baseball, but was the long-time voice of the Toledo Mud Hens American Association baseball team. .
FRANK GILHOOLEY |
Height: |
5:11 |
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Weight: |
180 |
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College: |
Notre Dame’46 |
Frank Patrick Gilhooley Jr. |
Born: Jun 15, 1924 |
Died: Nov 19, 2010 |
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Hometown: |
Toledo, Oh. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1942-43 |
Notre Dame (Frosh) |
College |
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1943-44 |
Notre Dame |
College |
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1944-45 |
Notre Dame |
College |
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1945-46 |
Notre Dame |
College |
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1946-47 |
Benton Harbor Gardner Bros. |
Indep |
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1946-47 |
Toledo |
NBL |
8 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
.167 |
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7 |
0.9 |
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1947-48 |
Toledo Mercuries |
Indep |
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1948-49 |
Toledo Mercuries |
Indep |
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1948-49 |
Toledo Collegians |
Indep |
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1949-50 |
Toledo Mercuries |
Indep |
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1950-51 |
Toledo Mercuries |
Indep |
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1951-52 |
Toledo Mercuries |
Indep |
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1952-53 |
Toledo Mercuries |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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8 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
.167 |
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7 |
0.9 |
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POST SEASON RECORD |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1946-47 |
Toledo |
NBL |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
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4 |
1.3 |
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1946-47 |
Toledo |
WBT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
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4 |
1.0 |
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