BILL FORMWALT		Height:	6:02		Weight:		185		College:		Hampdon-Sydney’36
William Swan Formwalt		Born:  Oct 11, 1913			Died:  Sep 23, 2007				Hometown:		Baltimore. Md.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1932-33	Hampton-Sydney (Frosh)	College
1933-34	Hampton-Sydney	College
1934-35	Hampton-Sydney	College
1935-36	Hampton-Sydney	College
1936-37	South Baltimore Arundal Boat Club
1940-41	Baltimore	ABL	2	1	0				2	1.0
1940-45	U.S. Army	Military Service
	Major League Totals		2	1	0				2	1.0

Lou Forman played basketball at West Philadelphia High School and then starred at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Forman was the starting center for the Philadelphia Sphas for four seasons, until he lost his starting spot in 1932 to Moe Goldman. Forman was a good defender and capable scorer. He was never a star, but he was  important part of the great SPHAS’ teams of the early 1930’s.   Forman once played an entire game with a broken jaw after being slugged in in the face in in a scuffle under the basket.

LOU FORMAN		Height:	6:02		Weight:		170		College:	Dickinson’28
Louis D. Forman		Born:  Aug 5, 1906			Died:  May 24, 1988				Hometown:	Philadelphia, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1926-27	Dickinson	College
1926-27	Dickinson	College
1928-29	Millville/Camden	SJL	18	29	93	150	.620		151	8.4
1929-30	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	34	41	112				194	5.7
1930-31	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	40	60	77				197	4.9
1931-32	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	37	30	89				149	4.0
1932-33	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	32	19	47				85	2.7
1933-34	hiladelphia SPHAS	ABL	33	14	17				45	1.4
1934-35	Atlantic City/South Philadelphia	EBL	11	8	18				34	3.1
1935-36	Bridgeton	EBL	4	0	3				3	0.8	*
1937-38	Trenton	NL	10	15	12				42	4.2	*
1937-38	Myerstown	TCL	11	4	8				16	1.5
1938-39	Pottstown	TCL	5	11	11				21	4.2
1939-40	Allentown	TCL	4	3	9				15	3.8
	Major League Totals		102	63	153				279	2.7
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1930-31	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	3	0	7				7	2.3
1931-32	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	4		10				20	5.0
1932-33	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	4	3	3				9	2.3
1933-34	hiladelphia SPHAS	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1937-38	Trenton	NL	6	13	13				25	4.2
1937-38	Myerstown	TCL	4	1	5				7	1.8
	Major League Totals		9	8	13				29	3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1934-35	Atlantic City-S. Philadelphia	EBL	11	8	18				34	3.1
1935-36	Bridgeton	EBL	4	0	3				3	0.8
1937-38	Trenton	NL	10	15	12				42	4.2
1937-38	Myerstown	TCL	11	4	8				16	1.5
1938-39	Pottstown	TCL	5	5	11				21	4.2
1939-40	Allentown	TCL	4	3	9				15	3.8
	Major League Totals		102	63	153				279	2.7
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1930-31	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	3	0	7				7	2.3
1931-32	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	4	5	10				20	5.0
1932-33	Philadelphia SPHAS	EBL	4	3	3				9	2.3
1933-34	Philadelphia SPAHS	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1937-38	Trenton	NL	6	6	13				25	4.2
1937-38	Myerstown	TCL	4	1	5				7	1.8
	Major League Totals		9	8	13				29	3.2

 

Thw following saga seems like a work of fiction, but it’s all true. Jack Forestieri was Michigan high school All-State selection in both football and basketball during the 1946-47 school year at Benton Harbor High School. In September  of 1946, Forestieri enrolled at Notre DameDame University, made  the football team, but did not attend classes and dropped out of school.  A week later, he he enrolled at Purdue Universty , once  again  he tried out for football, and made the squad and then dropped out of school. Forestieri returned to Benton  Harbor, where he  played basketball in December  for Gardner Brothers, an independent team.  In January of 1947, Forestier  enrolled once again again at Notre Dame , but by February he was back in Benton Harbor, once again  playing  basketball for The Gardner Brothers team. During the 1947-48 season, F0restieri played five  games in the National Basketball League.

 

JACK FORESTIERI		Height:	6:00		Weight:		180		College:		None
Giacino Forestieri		Born: Aug 12, 1927			Died:	Aug,30	2014		Hometown:		Benton Harbor, Mi.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Benton Harbor Gardner Bros.	Indep
1947-48	Indianapolis–Sheboygan	NBL	5	1	3	5	.600		5	1.0
191948-49	Benton Harbor Gardner Bros.	Indep
	Major League Totals		5	1	3	5	.600		5	1.0

STEVE FORD		Height:	6:00		Weight:		165		College:		None
Stephen Martin Ford		Born:	Dec 4, 1885		Died:	April 19	1954		Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1902-03	Harmer	AL	12	30	96				156	13.0	*
1903-04	Penn Treaty	AL	5	25	0				50	10.0	*
1903-04	West Philadelphia	PBL	3	7	1				15	5.0
1903-04	De Neri	Indep
1904-05	De Neri	PBL	40	124	1				249	6.2
1905-06	De Neri	PBL	26	87	0				174	6.7
1906-07	De Neri	PBL	17	54	0				108	6.4
1907-08	De Neri	PBL	23	72	0				144	6.3
1908-09	De Neri	PBL	11	28	33				89	8.1
1909-10	De Neri	EBL	27	48	0				96	3.6
1911-12	Camden	EBL	5	3	0			1	6	1.2
	Major League Totals		152	423	35			1	881	5.8

Len Ford was a basketball and football star at the University of Michigan. Ford played professional basketball for just one season, but enjoyed a highly successful ten-year professional football career. He spent two years with the Los Angeles Dons of the All American Football Conference. He played for the Cleveland Browns for the next seven seasons and then finished his career with one season in Green Bay. In 1976, Ford was elected tho the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

 

 

LEN FORD		Height:	6:04		Weight:	230			College:		Morgan St’45 / Michigan’48
Lenard Guy Ford Jr.		Born: Feb 18, 1926			Died: Mar 13, 1972				Hometown:		Washington, DC
Played Professional football			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1944-45	Morgan State	College
1945-46	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1946-47	Michigan	College
1947-48	Michigan	College
1948-49	New York Rens
1948-49	Dayton	NBL	6	2	2	8	.250		6	1.0
	Major League Totals		6	2	2	8	.250		6	1.0