Jack Dwan was an all-city basketball player at Loyola High School in Chicago. Dwan played college baskrtball for two years before a stretch 0f 33 months in the army during World War II. After his discharge from military service, Dwan returned to Loyola and was the sixth highest scorer in the nation during the 1945-46 season. Dwan signed his first professional contract with the St.Paul Saints of the newly formed professional basketball League of America. Dwan was among the leading scorers in the league when it collapsed a month into the season. Dwan also spent two seasons with the the Minneapolis Lakers
| JACK DWAN |
Height: |
6:03 |
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Weight: |
195 |
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College: |
Loyola(Ill)’47 |
| John Paul Dwan |
Born: May 3, 1921 |
Died: Aug 4, 1993 |
Hometown: |
Chicago, Ill. |
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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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| 1941-42 |
Loyola-Ill |
College |
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| 1942-43 |
Loyola-Ill |
College |
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| 1943-45 |
U.S. Army Air Corp. |
Military Service |
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| 1945-46 |
Loyola-Ill |
College |
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| 1946-47 |
Loyola-Ill |
College |
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| 1947-48 |
St.Paul |
PBLA |
9 |
57 |
14 |
22 |
.636 |
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128 |
14.2 |
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| 1947-48 |
Minneapolis |
NBL |
55 |
128 |
50 |
73 |
.685 |
|
306 |
5.6 |
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| 1948-49 |
Minneapolis |
BAA |
60 |
121 |
34 |
69 |
.493 |
129 |
276 |
4.6 |
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| 1949-50 |
Racine Cards |
Indep |
20 |
104 |
23 |
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231 |
11.6 |
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Major League Totals |
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124 |
306 |
98 |
164 |
.598 |
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710 |
5.7 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
| 1942-43 |
Chicago Ramblers |
WBT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| 1947-48 |
Minneapolis |
NBL |
11 |
28 |
5 |
9 |
.556 |
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61 |
5.5 |
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| 1947-48 |
Minneapolis |
WBT |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
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10 |
3.3 |
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| 1948-49 |
Minneapolis |
BAA |
10 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
.444 |
9 |
18 |
1.8 |
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Major League Totals |
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25 |
40 |
9 |
18 |
.500 |
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89 |
3.6 |
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Robert “Duke” Dunne was a three sport high school star in Springfield, Illinois. Dunne replicated his athletic success at the University of Michigan where he excelled in football, basketball and track. He was a member of the 1920 US Olympic team in Antwerp, Belgium where he competed in the pentathalon. After graduation from Michigan, Dunne earned a law degree from Northwestern University. After a brief stint in professional basketball, Dunne worked as assistant football coach at Harvard before returning to Illinois to practice law in 1930. Dunne, whose father was the former mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois, passed on oportunties to enter politics and instead served for many years as a judge on the Illinois Circuit Court.
| DUKE DUNNE |
Height: |
6:00 |
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Weight: |
195 |
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College: |
Michigan’21 |
| Robert Jerome Dunne |
Born: Aug 29, 1899 |
Died: May, 1980 |
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Hometown: |
Springfield, Ill. |
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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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| 1919-20 |
Michigan |
College |
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| 1920-21 |
Michigan |
College |
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| 1921-22 |
Columbus Big-Five |
Indep |
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| 1922-23 |
Columbus Big-Five |
Indep |
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| 1923-24 |
Columbus Big-Five |
Indep |
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| 1923-24 |
Milwaukaee Badgers |
Indep |
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| 1921-25 |
Columbus Big-Five |
Indep |
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| 1924-25 |
Chicago Bruins |
Indep |
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| 1925-26 |
Chicago |
ABL |
18 |
22 |
15 |
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59 |
3.3 |
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| 1926-27 |
Chicago |
ABL |
11 |
8 |
5 |
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21 |
1.9 |
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Major League Totals |
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29 |
30 |
20 |
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80 |
2.8 |
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In the spring of 1927, eighteen-year old Ray “Buster” Dunne played in three Metropolitan Basketball League games with the Brooklyn Visitation, one of the most famous pro teams of the era. Four years later, in 1931, Dunne would perform in his forth game with the Visitation. In the interm, Dunne had appeared in the uniform of fifteen different Metropolitan area independent teams. Three years later, in 1934, Dunne would close out the last two games of his pro career with the Brooklyn Visitation. By that time, Dunne had added an additional eight more professional teams to his career list. Dunne was a talented player and very popular with Brooklyn fans,but each time he played for the Visiitation, there was a roadblock. The three starting centers during each of his Visitation stints were Bob Grody, Pat Herlihy and Howie Bollerman. All three were in the top echelon of pro centers. Dunne was a good player, but they were all better. While his major league career was limited to just seventeen games, Dunne usually played between 75- 100 games a season for many years, During the 1927-28 season , Dunne appeared on a regular basis for eight different teams playing almost every night of the week from December through March.
| BUSTER DUNNE |
Height: |
6:01 |
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Weight: |
170 |
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College: |
None |
| Raymond Wilferd Dunne |
Born: Jan 12, 1908 |
Died:Oct 2, 1990 |
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Hometown: |
Brooklyn, NY |
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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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| 1926-27 |
Brooklyn |
MBL |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
1.0 |
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| 1927-28 |
Brooklyn Pros |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Brooklyn St.Thomas Aquinas Lyceum |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Brooklyn Waynes |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Brooklyn St. Malachy’s Catholic Club |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Passaic Germans |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Brooklyn Edison Club |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Brooklyn Camden Club |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Yonkers Bearcats |
Indep |
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| 1928-29 |
Brooklyn Tuths Association |
Indep |
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| 1928-29 |
Yonkers Caseys |
Indep |
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| 1929-30 |
Brooklyn Atlantic Caseys |
Indep |
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| 1929-30 |
Masprth Pros |
Indep |
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| 1929-30 |
Passaic Germans |
Indep |
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| 1929-30 |
Hempstead Monitors |
Indep |
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| 1929-30 |
Long Island Pro-Imps |
Indep |
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| 1930-31 |
Brooklyn |
ABL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| 1930-31 |
Brooklyn Lithuanians |
Indep |
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| 1930-31 |
Brooklyn Jewish Fve |
Indep |
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| 1930-31 |
Maspetrh Pros |
Indep |
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| 1930-31 |
Yonkers Clintons Big Five |
Indep |
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| 1931-32 |
Long Ilsand Pro Imps |
Indep |
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| 1931-32 |
Brooklyn University Five |
Indep |
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| 1931-32 |
Brooklyn Hillhouse |
Indep |
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| 1931-32 |
Yonkers Armory Five |
Indep |
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| 1932-33 |
Yonkers–Brooklyn |
MBL |
11 |
12 |
0 |
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|
24 |
2.2 |
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| 1932-33 |
Brooklyn Hillhouse |
Indep |
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| 1932-33 |
Yonkers Caseys |
Indep |
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| 1932-33 |
Brooklyn Whirlwinds |
Indep |
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| 1932-33 |
Yonkers Clintons |
Indep |
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| 1932-33 |
Brooklyn Hillhouse |
Indep |
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| 1933-34 |
Brooklyn Visitation |
ABL |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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1 |
0.5 |
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Major League Totals |
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17 |
13 |
2 |
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28 |
1.6 |
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Bernie Dunn, as a 20-year old rookie, made a sensational pro debut in the tough Pennsylvania State Basketball League. He was the center for the Pittson squad that posted a 19-2 record and easily captured the 1914-15 PBL championship. Dunn repeated the feat the following season as the center for his hometown Wilkes-Barre squad. After winning the PSL title, the Barons went on to capture the national pro championship by defeating the Eastern League champions, Greystock, and the Interstate League champions, Paterson, in a post season tournament. Dunn played professional basketball for fifteen more season seasons without winning another champion. He came frustratingly close in the early 1920’s playing for Trenton in The Eastern Basketball League. During the 1921-22 season, Trenton posted a league-best 39-8 record, but lost in the playoff finals. The following season, Trenton had another juggernaut team that had posted an 18-4 record when the EBL folded at mid-season.
| BERNIE DUNN |
Height: |
5:11 |
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Weight: |
180 |
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College: |
None |
| Bernard Dennis Dunn |
Born: Dec 9, 1894 |
Died: Jan, 1968 |
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Hometown: |
North Wilkes- Barre, 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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| 1914-15 |
Pittston |
PSL |
19 |
42 |
0 |
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84 |
4.4 |
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| 1915-16 |
Pittston–Wilkes-Barre |
PSL |
25 |
24 |
0 |
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5 |
48 |
1.9 |
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| 1916-17 |
Wilkes-Barre |
PSL |
40 |
43 |
63 |
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|
17 |
149 |
3.7 |
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| 1917-18 |
Wilkes-Barre |
PSL |
18 |
14 |
20 |
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48 |
2.7 |
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| 1918-19 |
Military Service |
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| 1919-20 |
Wilkes-Barre |
PSL |
41 |
54 |
51 |
152 |
.336 |
16 |
159 |
3.9 |
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| 1920-21 |
Wilkes-Barre |
PSL |
40 |
58 |
69 |
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|
185 |
4.6 |
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| 1920-21 |
Trenton |
EBL |
9 |
28 |
18 |
31 |
.581 |
7 |
74 |
8.2 |
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| 1921-22 |
Trenton |
EBL |
45 |
102 |
81 |
106 |
.764 |
46 |
285 |
6.3 |
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| 1922-23 |
Trenton |
EBL |
22 |
63 |
26 |
54 |
.481 |
19 |
152 |
6.9 |
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| 1922-23 |
New York MacDowell |
MBL |
7 |
15 |
9 |
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39 |
5.6 |
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| 1923-24 |
Trenton |
MBL |
16 |
16 |
17 |
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|
49 |
3.1 |
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| 1923-24 |
St.Peter’s |
PBL |
37 |
50 |
38 |
94 |
.404 |
45 |
138 |
3.7 |
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| 1923-24 |
Pottsville Big-Five |
Indep |
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| 1924-25 |
Pottsville Big-Five |
Indep |
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| 1924-25 |
Trenton |
MBL |
25 |
37 |
42 |
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|
116 |
4.6 |
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| 1924-25 |
Shanahan–Kayoula |
PBL |
7 |
7 |
10 |
20 |
.500 |
4 |
24 |
3.4 |
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| 1924-25 |
Pottsville Big-Five |
AnBL |
5 |
8 |
11 |
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27 |
5.4 |
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| 1925-26 |
Pottsville |
EBL |
11 |
11 |
0 |
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22 |
2.0 |
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| 1926-27 |
Wilkes-Barre |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Wilkes Barre |
PSL |
19 |
17 |
10 |
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44 |
2.3 |
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| 1928-29 |
Carbondale |
PSL |
12 |
21 |
19 |
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61 |
5.1 |
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| 1929-30 |
Carbondale |
PSL |
15 |
24 |
19 |
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67 |
4.5 |
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| 1930-31 |
Chester |
TCL |
2 |
4 |
8 |
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16 |
8.0 |
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| 1930-31 |
Carbondale |
PSL |
3 |
2 |
5 |
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9 |
3.0 |
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|
Major League Totals |
362 |
564 |
444 |
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|
1572 |
4.3 |
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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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| 1915-16 |
Wilkes-Barre |
WS |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
1.5 |
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| 1921-22 |
Trenton |
EBL |
3 |
1 |
8 |
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|
10 |
3.3 |
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| 1928-29 |
Carbondale |
PSL |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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|
10 |
5.0 |
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| 1929-30 |
Carbondale |
PSL |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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16 |
2.7 |
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|
Major League Totals |
5 |
2 |
9 |
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|
13 |
2.6 |
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