HAROLD DEMBO		Height:	5:07		Weight:		145		College:		Illinois Wesleyan’37
Harold G. Dembo		Born:  Dec 24, 1915			Died:   May 24, 2006				Hometown:		Chicago, Ill
Lefty Dembo			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1933-34	Illinois Wesleyan	College
1934-35	Illinois Wesleyan	College
1935-36	Illinois Wesleyan	College
1936-37	Illinois Wesleyan	College
1938-39	Chicago Cavaliers	AAU
1939-40	Chicago	NBL	2	1	0				2	1.0
	Major League Totals		2	1	0				2	1.0

Nate DeLong was a four-time letter winner in both basketball and football at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls. During the 1947-48 season, he scored 72 points in a game against Winona State. He led the nation in scoring with 861 points on the basketball court in 1950. DeLong helped the Falcons to four straight conference basketball championships and three Wisconsin collegiate championships. He also played in three NAIA championship tournaments and held the single game scoring record of 57 points for 27 years.  DeLong finished his college career with  2,592 points, a 25.4 average, making him college basketball’s all-time leading scorer at the time. In 1950, DeLong signed to play professional basketball with the Sheboygan Redskins of the National Professional Basketball League.He  played in 45 games and averaged 10.3 points.

 

NATE  DeLONG		Height:	6:06		Weight:	215			College:		River Falls State’50
Nathan John DeLong Jr.		Born: Jan 5, 1926			Died:   May 5, 2010				Hometown:		Chippewa Falls, Wi.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1944-46	U.S. Navy	Miitary Service
1946-47	River Falls State	College	22	168	127				463	21.0
1947-48	River Falls State	College	22	206	206				618	28.1
College	River Falls State	College	27	228	194				650	24.1
1949-50	River Falls State	College	31	307	207				861	27.8
1950-51	Sheboygan	NPBL	45	152	158	254	.622		462	10.3
1951-52	Milwaukee	NBA	17	20	24	35	.686	14	64	3.8
1951-52	Sheboygan	Indep
	Major League Totals		62	172	182	289	.630		526	8.5

 

RICH DEIGHAN		Height:	6:04		Weight:		195		College:		None
Richard Anthony Deighan		Born: Feb 3, 1900			Died: Mar 3, 1987				Hometown:		North Camden, NJ
Brother of Neil Deighan			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1919-20	Camden	EBL	3	5	4	8	.500	1	14	4.7
1919-20	Wilkes-Barre	PSL	2	2	6	7	.857	1	10	5.0
1920-21	Wilkes-Barre–Plymouth	PSL	2	4	1			0	9	4.5
1920-21	Coatesville	EBL	37	36	45	97	.464	17	117	3.2
1921-22	Coatesville	EBL	38	46	57	113	.504	24	149	3.9
1922-23	Coatesville	EBL	24	30	44	84	.524	8	104	4.3
1922-23	Elizabeth	MBL	2	2	1				5	2.5
1922-23	SPPhiladelphia SPHAS	PBL	9	8	30				46	5.1
1923-24	SPHAS–Philadelphia Cathedral	PBL	25	29	64	105	.610		122	4.9
1923-24	Holly Majors	Indep
1924-25	Philadelphia Cathedral	PBL	3	3	6	13	.462		12	4.0
1924-25	Paterson–Trenton	MBL	32	32	72				136	4.3
1924-25	Tamaqua	AnBL	2	2	3				7	3.5
1925-26	Cleveland	ABL	29	35	55				125	4.3
1926-27	Cleveland	ABL	32	25	52				102	3.2
1927-28	Cleveland	ABL	44	61	8				130	3.0
1928-29	Cleveland	ABL	20	9	1				19	1.0
1929-30	Toledo	NPBL	21	46	17				109	5.2
1930-31	Bridegton	TSL	18	36	34				106	5.9
1931-32	Camden	EBL	9	5	5				15	1.7
1933-34	Camden	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
	Major League Totals		333	378	468				1224	3.7
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1925-26	Cleveland	ABL	3	4	9				17	5.7
1926-27	Cleveland	ABL	3	0	4				4	1.3
1927-28	Cleveland	ABL	1	1	2				4	4.0
1928-29	Cleveland	ABL	2	0	0				0	0.0
1929-30	Toledo	NPBL	6	8	9				25	4.2
1930-31	Bridegton	TSL	4	4	3				11	2.8
	Major League Totals		15	13	24				50	3.3

 

 

NEIL DEIGHAN		Height:	6:04		Weight:		190		College:	None
Cornelius F. Deighan		Born:  Jul 7, 1892				Died:  May, 1967			Hometown:	Camden, NJ
Brother of Rich Deighan			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1913-14	Camden	EBL	3	4	0			0	8	2.7
1914-15	Camden	EBL	30	33	0	0	.000	19	66	2.2
1915-16	Camden	EBL	37	3	0			28	86	2.3
1916-17	Camden	EBL	40		56			33	112	2.8
1917-18	Camden	EBL	6	8	8			5	20	3.3
1917-19	U.S. Army	Military	Service
1919-20	Camden	EBL	38	37	65	148	.439	35	139	3.7
1919-20	Philadelphia Xaviers	ALP	1	1	4				6	6.0
1920-21	Camden	EBL	35	59	45	131	.344	20	163	4.7
1921-22	Camden	EBL	41	49	49	117	.419	22	147	3.6
1922-23	Camden	EBL	22	26	22	56	.393	15	74	3.4
1922-23	Paterson	MBL	2	8	4				20	10.0
1922-23	Philadelphia Tri-Council	PL	20	25	40				90	4.5
1922-23	Philadelphia Wilburs	PML	2	1	3				5	2.5
1923-24	Philadelphia Tri Council	PL	13	10	18	44	.409	3	2	0.2
1923-24	Eddie Holly’s Majors	Indep
1924-25	Philadelphia Quakers	Indep
1925-26	Camden	EBL	3	1	0				2	0.7
1926-27	Philadelphia	ABL	4	0	0				0	0.0
1926-27	Ocean City	SJL	13	24	25				67	2.9
1927-28	Camden	SJL	17	12	15				39	2.3
1928-29	Camden	EBL	23	20	27				67	2.9
1928-29	Penns Grove	SJL	6	5	9				19	3.2
	Major League Totals		295	359	254				972	3.3
		PLAYOFF RECORD
1913-14	Camden		3	4	0			0	8	2.7
	Major League Totals		3	4	0			0	8	2.7

 

 

 

Henry “Dutch’ Dehnert did not play basketball in either high school or college. He began playing professionally at age 19. Dehnert was never flashy or a top scorer, but even as a youngster he possessed an amazing intuitiveness for the game. Dehnert attracted attention to his special skills as key performer on two consecutive Pennsylvania State Basketball League  championship teams, with Nanticoke in 1919-20 and with Scranton the following season. Like all players of the era, Dehnert led a nomadic existence for his first five seasons before he signed was signed to an exclusive contract by New York Celtics’ owner Jim Furey in 1922. Dehnert became an instrumental figure on the Celtics’ teams that dominated basketball for most of the decade. Dehnert looked bulky and even a bit awkward in appearance, but in reality was surprisingly agile and a skilled ball handler. His playing style was deceptively calm and he remained outwardly cool under pressure. On offense, he crouched in the pivot with his back to the basket, effectively directing the team’s plays. Never a good shooter, Dehnert scored most of his points from directly under the basket. He excelled as a rebounder and passer and as the acknowledged best defender in the game, always guarded the opponent’s best scorer.  Dehnert’s career with the Celtics covered the glory years in the 1920’s  all the way through the draining Depression-era barnstorming of the 1930’s. Dehnert turned to coaching in the 1940s with some success. As coach of the Detroit Eagles, he won the 1941 World Professional Tournament. He also won two National League division titles (1944-45 and 1945-46) as coach of Sheboygan. In 1946-47, Dehnert was hired to coach the Cleveland Rebels in the newly formed Basketball Association of America, but was fired at mid-season. Dehnert was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969.

 

DUTCH DEHNERT		Height:	6:01		Weight:		195		College:		None
Henry George Dehnert Jr.		Born: Apr 5, 1898			Died: Apr 20, 1979				Hometown:		New York, NY
Uncle of Robert Dehnert			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1917-18	Danbury/Jersey City–Norwalk	IBL	21	31	22				84	4.0
1917-18	Wilkes Barre–Nanticoke	PSL	18	13	29				55	3.1
1918-19	Newark Turners	Indep
1918-19	Ansonia	Indep
1918-19	Downey Shipyard	Indep
1919-20	Nanticoke	PSL	28	48	51	113	.451	9	147	5.3
1919-20	Bridgeport	IBL	12	11	26				48	4.0
1919-20	Utica	NYSL	13	25	31				81	6.2
1919-20	De Neri–North Philadelphia–Bridgeport	EBL	7	10	12	29	.414	3	32	4.6
1919-20	Thompsonville	IL	5	16	0				32	6.4
1920-21	Philadelphia	EBL	1	2	0				4	4.0
1920-21	Scranton	PSL	33	60	78			20	198	6.0
1920-21	Thompsonville	IL	15	53	32				138	9.2
1920-21	Johnny Beckman All Stars	Indep
1920-21	Original Celtics	Indep
1921-22	Original Celtics	Indep
1921-22	Scranton–New York	EBL	29	41	39	86	.453	24	121	4.2
1922-23	New York Celtics	MBL	12	17	19				53	4.4
1923-24	Original Celtics	Indep
1924-25	Original Celtics	Indep
1925-26	Original Celtics	Indep
1926-27	New York	NLN	17	17	44				78	4.6
1926-27	Brooklyn	ABL	37	46	78				170	4.6
1927-28	New York	ABL	49	92	49				233	4.8
1927-28	Utica All-Utica	Indep
1928-29	Cleveland	ABL	40	52	70				174	4.4
1929-30	Cleveland	ABL	56	58	95				211	3.8
1930-31	Cleveland–Toledo	ABL	34	32	43				107	3.1
1931-32	Original Celtics	Indep
1932-33	Original Celtics	Indep
1933-34	Original Celtics	Indep
1933-34	Plymouth	PSL	1	0	1				1	1.0
1934-35	New Britain Jackaways	ABL	6	5	9				19	3.2
1934-35	Original Celtics	Indep
1935-36	Original Celtics	Indep
1936-37	Original Celtics	Indep
1937-38	Original Celtics	Indep
1938-39	Original Celtics	Indep
	Major League Totals		433	629	727				1985	4.6
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1919-20	Nanticoke	PSL	4	0	6				6	1.5
1920-21	Scranton	PSL	1	1	1				3	3.0
1920-21	Thompsonville	IL	1	3	0				6	6.0
1920-21	Scranton	WS	5	4	16				24	4.8
1921-22	New York	EBL	2	0	3				3	1.5
1926-27	Brooklyn	ABL	3	2	9				13	4.3
1927-28	New York	ABL	6	5	9				19	3.2
1928-29	Cleveland	ABL	4	6	8				20	5.0
1929-30	Cleveland	ABL	5	7	4				18	3.6
	Major League Totals		31	28	56				112	3.6

Bob Red” Dehnert” was the nephew of Dutch Dehnert, the longtime star of the New York Celtics and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.  Red was a prep basketball star in Brooklyn and and then played two years of  varsity basketball at Columbia University bwfore he enlisted in the Army during World War II. In the post war years, Dehnert was a vagabond professional player, playing with fourteen teams in in six years, including ten games with Providence in the Basketball Association of America.

 

RED DEHNERT		Height:	6:03		Weight:	185			College:		Columbia’43
Robert Edward Dehnert		Born: Jan 24, 1924			Died:  Sep 23, 1994				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
Nephew of Dutch Dehnert			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1942-43	Columbia	College
1943-44	Columbia	College
1943-45	U.S. Army	Military Service
1944-45	Union City Reds	Indep
1945-46	Brooklyn St.Francis Xavier	AAU
1946-47	Providence	BAA	10	6	2	6	.333		14	1.4
1946-47	Yonkers	ABL	4	0	0				0	0.0
1947-48	Chattanooga	PBLA	5	14	4	9	.444		14	1.4
1947-48	Hartford-Wilkes Barre	ABL	22	53	19				125	5.7
1947-48	Fitchburg	NEBL	4	15	7				37	9.3
1947-48	Saratoga	NYSL	1	0	1				1	1.0
1948-49	Pottsville/Lancaster	EBL	29	108	35				125	5.7
1948-49	Saratoga	NYSL	6						50	8.3
1949-50	New York Celtics	Indep
1950-51	St.Joseph Ponies	Indep
1950-51	Kansas City	NPBL	1	0	0	0	.000		0	0.0
1951-52	Elmira	ABL	3	7	2				16	5.3
1951-52	Toledo Mercuries	Indep
	Major League Totals		16	20	6	15	0.778		46	2.9
Year	Team	League	GA		FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1947-48	Wilkes Barre	ABL	3		0	0			####	0
1948	Wilkes-Barre	WBT	1		0	0			####
										0
	Major League Totals		1		0	0			####	0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lou “Pick” Dehner was a football and basketball star at Lincoln, Illinois High School .  Dehner went to college at the University of Illinois where he became a two-time basketball All-American.  In the March of 1939, just days  after his final college game, Dehner played professional  basketball for a few weeks. He toured with a team of recent Illinois grads playing games throughout the state and making a one game appearance in the World Professional Basketball Tournament in Chicago.  He also scored scored 15 points in a single game appearance for the Hammond team in the National Basketball League. Dehner never played professional basketball again. In the fall of 1939, he took a position as the  athletic director and head boys’ basketball coach for East St. Louis High School. Dehner  remained at the school until 1974, compiling a record of 549–350. 

 

PICK DEHNER		Height:	6:05		Weight:		190		College:		Illinois’39
Louis Lyman Dehner		Born:  Aug 29, 1914			Died:  Apr 7, 1987				Hometown:		Lincoln, Ill.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1933-34	Illinois (Frosh)	College
1934-35	Illinois	College	9	9	5				23	2.6
1937-38	Illinois	College	17	88	47				223	13.1
1938-39	Illinois	College	19	88	65				241	12.7
1938-39	Champaign Illinois Grads	Inep
1938-39	Hammond	NBL	1	7	1				15	15.0
1939-40	Washington Master Makers	Indep
	Major League Totals		1	7	1				15	15.0
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1938-39	Illinois Grads	WBT	1	2	0	0	.000		4	4.0
	Major League Totals		1	2	0	0	.000		4	4.0

 

LESLIE DEER		Height:	5:07		Weight:		150		College:		None
Edwin Leslie Deer		Born:	Nov 2, 1888		Died:   Nov, 1979				Hometown:		Catskill, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1905-09	Catskill Mystics-Five	Indep
1906-07	Catskill Mystics-Five	Indep
1907-08	Catskill Mystics-Five	Indep
1908-09	Catskill Mystics-Five	Indep
1909-10	Catskill	HRL	22	22	0				44	2.0
1910-11	Catskill	HRL	34	27	27				81	2.4
1911-12	Catskill	NYSL	1	0	0				0	0.0
	Major League Totals		57	49	27				125	2.2