SONNY DEEGLER		Height:	6:01		Weight:		180		College:		None
Paul Godfrey Deegler		Born: Mar 12, 1893			Died:  Aug 9, 1962				Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1914-15	Philadelphia Rockwoods	Indep
1915-16	Philadelphia Rockwoods	Indep
1916-19		Indep
1919-20	Philadelphia Hancock	ALP	13	34	26				94	7.2
1920-21	Philadelphia Hancock	ALP	4	2	14	30	.467	1	18	4.5
1920-21	West Chester	Indep
1921-22	Philadelphia Hancock	Indep
1921-22	Reading	EBL	29	34	52	102	.510	14	120	4.1
1922-23	Reading	EBL	14	18	10	28	.357	9	46	3.3
1922-23	Philadelphia Holy Name-PhiladelphiA St.Peter’s	PBL	10	6	26				38	3.8
1922-23	Pottsville Big-Five	Indep
1923-24	Pottsville Big-Five	Indep
1923-24	St.Henry	PBL	28	29	48				106	3.8
1924-25	Philadelphia St.Henry-Philadelphia Cathedral	PBL	15	19	16				54	3.6
1925-26	Reading	EBL	16	17	0				34	2.1
1926-27	Camden	SJL	11	13	9	29	.310		35	3.2
	Major League Totals		112	123	152				398	3.6
			PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	PLAYOFF RECORD	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1920-21	Philadelphia Hancock	ALP	2	0	5	6	.833	1	5	2.5

CHUBBY DEEBACH		Height:	5:08		Weight:		165		College:		None
George Christian Deebach		Born:   May 27, 1888			Died:  Aug, 1976				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
	Whitey Deebach		REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1906-07	Brooklyn Black Diamonds	Indep
1907-08	Brooklyn Black Diamonds	Indep
1908-09	Brooklyn Central Club	Indep
1908-09	Brooklyn Requa Club	Indep
1909-10	Brooklyn St. Stephen’s	Indep
1910-11	Brooklyn St. Stephens	Indep
1911-12	Newburgh	HRL	2	1	0				2	1.0
1911-12	Brooklyn St. Stephen’s Seniors	Indep
1912-13	Brooklyn Park Circle Five	Indep
1913-14	Brooklyn Kirkman AA	Indep
1915-16	Brooklyn Emmanuels	Indep
1915-16	Chatham AC	Indep
1916-17	Brooklyn Emmanuels	Indep
1919-20	Brooklyn	IBL	2	3	2				8	4.0
1919-20	Brooklyn Van&Schneck	Indep
1919-20	Brooklyn Emmanuels	Indep
1920-21	Brooklyn Arcadians	Indep
	Major League Totals		4	4	2				10	2.5

 

 

RUDY DEBNAR		Height:	5:11		Weight:	165			College:		Duquesne’41
Rudolph William Debnar		Born:  May 9, 1916			Died: May 29, 1982				Hometown:		Charleroi, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG	9
1937-38	Duquesne (Frosh)	College
1938-39	Duquesne	College
1939-40	Duquesne	College
1940-41	Duquesne	College
1941-42	sAkron Goodyears	NBL	24	56	29				141	5.9
1942-43	Akron Collegians	Indep
1943-44	Akron Collegians	Indep
1944-45	Rochester Guards	Indep
1945-46	Youngstown	NBL	31	51	60	78	.769		162	5.2
1946-47	Akron Goodyears	Indep
1947-48	Youngstown	AAL	26	50	35				135	5.2
	Major League Totals		55	107	89				303	5.5
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG	9
1941-42	Akron GoodyearsA	NBL	3	0	0				0	0.0
1947-48	Youngstown	AAL	8	16	23				55	6.9
	Major League Totals		3	0	0				0	0.0

 

 

 

LES DEATON		Height:	6:04		Weight:	210			College:		Denison’44 / Simpson(Ia)’47
Leslie Herbert Deaton		Born:	Sep 23, 1923			Died:  Nov 18, 1989			Hometown:		Lorimer, Ia.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	Simpson	College
1942-43	Simpson	College
1943-44	Denison	College
1943-46	U.S. Marines’	Military Service
1946-47	Simpson	College
1947-48	Sheboygan	NBL	51	83	71	119	.597		237	4.6
1948-49	Sheboygan–Waterloo	NBL	32	23	22	38	.579		68	2.1
	Major League Totals		83	106	93	157	.592		305	3.7

John “Snake” Deal was a talented all-around athlete who was successful as both a pro basketball and baseball player. In 1898, Deal was an immediate sensation in the newly formed National Basketball League.  His first NBL season with the Philadelphia Clovermen  was abruptly halted, however,  after seven games by a knee injury. In his second season, he led the NBL in scoring, but alienated himself from Camden owner-coach Bill Morgenweck. Deal was an intelligent and opinionated man. It was a combination that did not always  sit well with teammates or coaches. Deal was one of the most creative shot makers in the early years of the pro game. He was not afraid to shoot on the run or even leave his feet while shooting, both sacrilegious concepts at the time. Before the 1900-01 season, Morgenweck exiled Deal to the lowly Pennsylvania BC where Deal led the league again in scoring with 12 points per game. Deal returned to Camden the next two seasons and once again led the league in scoring both seasons.  He was instrumental in Camden’s 1902-03 championship season. Deal had a solid 1903-04 season with the Western Massachusetts Basketball League, but was cut early the following season because of a falling out with his teammates. Deal played three years in the Central League, two with the powerful East Liverpool squad.  Deal continued to pro basketball until 1919, mostly with independent teams. Deal also had a twelve-year professional baseball career that included 65 games with the Cincinnati Red Legs in 1906.

 

SNAKE DEAL		Height:	6:00		Weight:		165		College:		None
John Wesley Deal		Born: Jan 21, 1879			Died: May 9, 1944				Hometown:		Germantown, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1897-98	Germantown	Indep
1898-99	Philadelhpia Wheelmen	NBL	7	8	31				47	6.7
1899-00	Chester–Camden	NBL	20	64	82				210	10.5
1900-01	Pennsylvania BC	NBL	21	61	134				256	12.2
1901-02	Camden	NBL	42	112	381				605	14.4
1902-03	Camden	NBL	47	144	442				730	15.5
1903-04	Pittsfield/Chicopee /Springfield	WMBL	46	150	23				323	7.0
1904-05	Natick	NEBL	11	37	0				74	6.7
1905-06	East Falls	PBL	4	12	30				54	13.5
1905-06	Conshohocken	Indep
1906-07	East Liverpool	CBL	21	69	34				172	8.2
1907-08	East Liverpool	CBL	41	160	92				412	10.0
1908-09	Johnstown	CBL	55	151	82				384	7.0
1909-10	Phillipburg	TCL
1910-11		Indep
1911-12		Indep
1912-13	Hazleton	Indep		88	145				321
1913-14	Hazleton	Indep		97	248				442
1914-15	Hazleton	Indep		34	57				125
1914-15	Tamaqua	PSL	7	5	84	138	.609		94	13.4
1915-16	Philadelphia Rockwoods	Indep
1916-17	Lancaster	Indep
1917-18	Philadelphia Rookwoods
1918-19	Philadelphia Rockwoods	Indep
	Major League Totals		322	973	1415				3361	10.4