Simon “Cy” Boardman was captain of the of the NYU Violets for three seasons in the late 1930’s. Boardman entered pro basketball in 1938, playing in the American Basketball League. After a promising rookie season with Troy, Boardman’s next four seasons in the ABL were forgettable. After military service in World War II, Boardman returned to the ABL in 1944 and enjoyed the best seasons of his career, finishing among the top-ten scorers three seasons in a row. Boardman died in 1950 at the age of 34 after a long illness.
| CY BOARDMAN |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
185 |
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College: |
N.Y.U.’38 |
| Simon Boardman |
Born: |
Aug 24, |
1915 |
Died: Mar 24, 1950 |
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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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| 1934-35 |
N.Y.U.(Frosh) |
College |
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| 1935-36 |
N.Y.U. |
College |
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| 1936-37 |
N.Y.U. |
College |
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| 1937-38 |
N.Y.U. |
.College |
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| 1938-39 |
Troy |
ABL |
27 |
68 |
34 |
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|
170 |
6.3 |
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| 1939-40 |
Troy–Jersey–Philadelphia |
ABL |
27 |
35 |
14 |
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|
84 |
3.1 |
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| 1940-41 |
Baltimore |
ABL |
28 |
32 |
23 |
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|
87 |
3.1 |
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| 1941-42 |
Trenton |
ABL |
10 |
10 |
6 |
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|
26 |
2.6 |
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| 1941-42 |
Saratoga |
NYSL |
9 |
37 |
21 |
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|
95 |
10.6 |
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| 1942-43 |
Harrisburg–New York |
ABL |
5 |
5 |
4 |
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14 |
2.8 |
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| 1943-44 |
U.S. Army |
Military Service |
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| 1944-45 |
Wilmington |
ABL |
28 |
94 |
67 |
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|
255 |
9.1 |
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| 1945-46 |
Wilmington–Paterson |
ABL |
32 |
126 |
108 |
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|
360 |
11.3 |
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| 1946-47 |
Paterson |
ABL |
32 |
139 |
134 |
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|
412 |
12.9 |
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| 1947-48 |
Paterson/Philadelphia |
ABL |
9 |
16 |
12 |
21 |
.571 |
|
44 |
4.9 |
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Major League Totals |
|
157 |
370 |
256 |
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|
996 |
6.3 |
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Minor League Totals |
|
50 |
192 |
167 |
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|
551 |
11.0 |
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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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| 1939-40 |
Philadelphia |
ABL |
4 |
2 |
0 |
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4 |
1.0 |
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| 1940-41 |
Troy |
NYSL |
1 |
3 |
0 |
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6 |
6.0 |
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| 1944-45 |
Wilmington |
ABL |
3 |
11 |
2 |
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24 |
8.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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7 |
13 |
2 |
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28 |
4.0 |
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Mike Bloom was a major offensive force during his twelve year pro career. He first came to prominence at Trenton High School where named all-state three times and was the star of teams that won 41 straight games and three consecutive New Jersey State championships. Bloom, who was collegiate star at Temple, University originally signed with the Philadelphia Sphas, but couldn’t dislodge veteran center Moe Goldman. Bloom played for Washington and Baltimore the next two seasons before he finally blossomed with the Trenton Tigers in the early 1940s. Despite his 6’6” height (tall for the era), Bloom was not dominating near the basket. A mediocre defender, he was most effective offensively away from the basket. Unlike most centers of the era, he never developed a hook shot. Instead, he scored most of his points on set shots from the outside. Bloom led the American Basketball League in scoring in 1943-44 with 10.5 point per game. Bloom was traded to Baltimore in the middle if the 1945-46 season. The Bullets at the time had 8-8 record and were floundering. Led by Bloom, the team won 19 of its final 25 games to take the ABL title. Bloom finished his career with two seasons in the new Basketball Association of America.
| MIKE BLOOM |
Height: |
6:06 |
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Weight: |
190 |
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College: |
Temple’38 |
| Meyer Bloom |
Born: Jan 14, 1915 |
Died: Jun 5, 1993 |
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Hometown: |
Trenton, NJ |
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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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| 1934-35 |
Temple (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1934-35 |
Temple |
College |
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| 1935-36 |
Temple |
College |
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| 1936-37 |
Temple |
College |
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| 1937-38 |
Philadelphia |
ABL |
5 |
8 |
4 |
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|
20 |
4.0 |
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| 1938-39 |
Philadelphia |
ABL |
33 |
56 |
22 |
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|
134 |
4.1 |
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| 1938-39 |
Hazelton |
TCL |
10 |
27 |
34 |
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|
88 |
8.8 |
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| 1939-40 |
Washington |
ABL |
33 |
74 |
59 |
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|
207 |
6.3 |
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| 1939-40 |
Passaic |
Indep |
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| 1940-41 |
Washington–Baltimore |
ABL |
29 |
52 |
55 |
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|
159 |
5.5 |
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| 1940-41 |
Phildaelphia Sphas |
Indep |
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| 1941-43 |
U.S. Army |
Military Service |
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| 1941-42 |
Trenton |
ABL |
17 |
42 |
32 |
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|
116 |
6.8 |
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| 1942-43 |
Trenton |
ABL |
11 |
37 |
31 |
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|
|
105 |
9.5 |
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| 1943-44 |
Trenton |
ABL |
26 |
95 |
83 |
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|
273 |
10.5 |
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| 1943-44 |
Hartford Pros |
Indep |
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| 1943-44 |
Brooklyn Jewels |
Indep |
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| 1944-45 |
Trenton |
ABL |
30 |
118 |
85 |
|
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|
321 |
10.7 |
|
| 1944-45 |
Long Island Gruman Hellcats |
Indep |
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| 1944-45 |
Newark CO Twos |
Indep |
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| 1945-46 |
Trenton–Baltimore |
ABL |
36 |
127 |
121 |
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|
375 |
10.4 |
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| 1945-46 |
Phildaelphia Sphas |
Indep |
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|
| 1946-47 |
Baltimore |
ABL |
34 |
171 |
166 |
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|
508 |
14.9 |
|
| 1947-48 |
Baltimore–Boston |
BAA |
48 |
174 |
160 |
229 |
.699 |
38 |
508 |
10.6 |
|
| 1948-49 |
Minneapolis–Chicago |
BAA |
45 |
35 |
56 |
74 |
.757 |
32 |
126 |
2.8 |
|
| 1949-50 |
Philadelphia Sphas |
Indep |
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|
Major League Totals |
|
313 |
818 |
708 |
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|
2344 |
7.5 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
|
| 1938-39 |
Philadelphia |
ABL |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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|
3 |
1.5 |
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| 1939-40 |
Washington |
ABL |
7 |
9 |
9 |
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|
27 |
3.9 |
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| 1940 |
Washington |
WBT |
3 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
1.000 |
|
23 |
7.7 |
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| 1941 |
Philadelphia |
WBT |
2 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
.714 |
|
19 |
9.5 |
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| 1942-43 |
Trenton |
ABL |
7 |
20 |
14 |
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|
54 |
7.7 |
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| 1944-45 |
Trenton |
ABL |
3 |
13 |
6 |
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|
32 |
10.7 |
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| 1945 |
Newark |
WBT |
1 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
.714 |
|
17 |
17.0 |
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| 1945-46 |
Baltimore |
ABL |
6 |
27 |
23 |
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|
77 |
12.8 |
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| 1945-46 |
Pittston |
PSL |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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|
4 |
4.0 |
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| 1946 |
Baltimore |
WBT |
5 |
24 |
11 |
19 |
.579 |
|
59 |
11.8 |
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| 1946-47 |
Baltimore |
ABL |
3 |
15 |
9 |
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|
39 |
13.0 |
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| 1947 |
Baltimore |
WBT |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
|
8 |
8.0 |
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| 1947-48 |
Boston |
BAA |
3 |
19 |
23 |
38 |
.605 |
6 |
61 |
20.3 |
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| 1948-49 |
Chicago |
BAA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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|
Major League Totals |
|
41 |
139 |
102 |
|
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|
380 |
9.3 |
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|
Minor League Totals |
|
4 |
17 |
9 |
|
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|
43 |
10.8 |
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Chuck Bloedorn was a basketball and baseball star Scherz High School in Chicago. After college at Lewis Institute, Bloedorn played for Babe Didrickson’s barnstorming basketball team for one season and with independent teams in and around Chicago through the early 1930’s . Bloedorn joined the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots for 936-1937 Midwest Basketball Conference season and helped them win the league championship. Bloedorn’s association with Goodyear lasted 33 years as a player, manager, athletic and activities director. He also coached the company’s entry in the National Industrial Basketball League for two seasons in the early 1950’s.
| CHUCK BLOEDORN |
Height: |
6:00 |
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Weight: |
180 |
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College: |
Lewis Institute’33 |
| Charles Ervin Bloedorn Jr. |
Born: May 28, 1912 |
Died: May 20, 1998 |
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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| 1933-34 |
Babe Didrickson’s All Americans |
Indep |
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| 1934-35 |
Chicago |
Indep |
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| 1935-36 |
Chicago |
Indep |
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| 1936-37 |
Chicago Brandt Florist |
Indep |
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| 1936-37 |
Akron Goodyear |
MBC |
7 |
18 |
7 |
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|
43 |
6.1 |
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| 1937-38 |
Akron Goodyear |
NBL |
18 |
58 |
16 |
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|
132 |
7.3 |
|
| 1938-39 |
Akron Goodyear |
NBL |
25 |
79 |
46 |
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|
204 |
8.2 |
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| 1939-40 |
Akron Goodyear |
NBL |
11 |
9 |
2 |
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|
20 |
1.8 |
|
| 1941-42 |
Akron Collegians |
Indep |
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| 1941-42 |
Akron Collegians |
Indep |
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| 1942-43 |
Akron Collegians |
Indep |
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| 1943-44 |
Akron Collegians |
Indep |
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| 1946-47 |
Akron Goodyear |
Indep |
|
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| 1947-48 |
Akron Collegians |
Indep |
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|
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|
|
|
Major League Totals |
|
61 |
146 |
64 |
|
|
|
356 |
5.8 |
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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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| 1936-37 |
Akron Goodyear |
MBC |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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|
0 |
0.0 |
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| 1937-38 |
Akron Goodyear |
NBL |
5 |
14 |
5 |
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|
|
33 |
6.6 |
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| 1942-43 |
Akron Collegians |
WBT |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
.500 |
|
7 |
7.0 |
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| 1943-44 |
Akron Collegians |
WBT |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
.600 |
|
7 |
7.0 |
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|
Major League Totals |
|
9 |
19 |
9 |
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|
47 |
5.2 |
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Leon Blevins was the head basketball coach of the Phoenix College from 1964 through 1979.
| LEON BLEVINS |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
160 |
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College: |
|
Phoenix’48Arizona’50 |
| Leon Gravette Blevins |
Born: June 25, 1926 |
Died: Sep 2, 1987 |
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Hometown: |
|
Phoenix, Ariz. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
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FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1944-45 |
U.S. Navy |
Military Service |
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| 1946-47 |
Phoenix |
College |
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| 1947-48 |
Phoenix |
College |
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| 1948-49 |
Arizona |
College |
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| 1949-50 |
ARizona |
College |
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| 1950-51 |
Indianapolis |
NBA |
3 |
|
0 |
1 |
.000 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
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| 1950-51 |
Grand Rapids |
NPBL |
13 |
|
22 |
29 |
.258 |
|
22 |
1.7 |
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|
Major League Totals |
|
16 |
|
22 |
|
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|
22 |
1.4 |
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Howard “Red” Blair was high school athletic star in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He went on to star in football and basketball at Ohio State University. Blair was the head football coach of the University of Akron from 1927 to 1935 where he had a 43-30-5 record . He was also Akron’s head basketball from 1927 until the spring of 1936 posting an outstanding 89-40 record. From 1938 until 1946, he was the head football coach at at Southwest Missouri College where his record was 39-20-7.
| RED BLAIR |
Height: |
6:01 |
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Weight: |
175 |
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|
College: |
Ohio State’23 |
| Howard Holt Blair |
Born: Feb 23, 1900 |
Died: Nov 30, 1947 |
Hometown: |
Akron, Oh. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| 1918-19 |
U.S. Navy |
Military Service |
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| 1919-20 |
Ohio State (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1920-21 |
Ohio State |
College |
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| 1921-22 |
Ohio State |
College |
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| 1922-23 |
Ohio State |
College |
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| 1925-26 |
Akron Cycle |
Indep |
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| 1926-27 |
Akron |
CBL |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
18 |
9.0 |
|
|
Major League Totals |
|
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
18 |
9.0 |
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