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MOE BECKER

 Moe Becker, along with Ed Milkovich and Paul Widowitz, was part of a  trio nicknamed the “Iron Dukes” who led Duquesne  University to a 51-10 record over three seasons.  In 1940, Duquesne became the the first team in NCAA history to play in the both the NIT and NCAA Tournament in the same season.  In 1941, Duquesne declined a NCAA Tournament bid to play in the NIT.  Becker, a was named 1st team All-American by Madison Square Garden in 1941. During World War II, Becker served served in the Army at the Aberdeen, Maryland Proving Grounds. He played for the base team, one of the most talented service teams  in the country and also moonlighted with American Basketball League teams in nearby Baltimore and Philadelphia. After the war, Becker played professionally in the National Basketball League,  the Basketball Association of America (the precursor to the NBA) and the Professional Basketball League of America. Becker returned to Pittsburgh after his playing career was over to coach at Baddock High School .

 

 

MOE BECKER Height: 6:01 Weight: 185 College: Duquesne’41
Morris Robert Becker Born: Feb 24, 1917 Died: Jan 9, 1996 Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1936-37 Irene Kaufman Settlement Indep
1937-38 Duquesne College
1938-39 Duquesne (Frosh) College
1939-40 Duquesne College
1940-41 Duquesne College
1941-45 U.S. Army Military Service
1941-42 Wilmington ABL 2 2 0 4 2.0
1941-42 Saratoga Indians Indep
1941-42 Hagerstown Conoco Oilers Indep
1941-42 Aberdeen Proving Grounds Bombers Military
1942-43 Aberdeen Proving Grounds Bombers Military
1943-44 Philadelphia ABL 10 13 4 30 3.0
1944-45 Baltimore ABL 24 28 5 61 2.5
1945-46 Youngstown NBL 30 115 40 69 .580 270 9.0
1945-46 Buffalo Knights Indep
1946-47 Pittsburgh–Boston–Detroit BAA 43 70 22 44 .500 30 162 3.8
1947-48 Atlanta PBLA 8 11 5 7 .714 27 3.4
1947-48 Albany*Mohawk NYSL 4 3 2 8 2.0
1947-48 Altoona AAL 9 36 10 82 9.1
1948-49 Altoona-Washington AAL 20 100 5.0
Major League Totals 117 239 76 554 4.7
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1941-42 Aberdeen Proving Ground Bombers WBT 2 9 2 3 .667 19 20 10.0
1944-45 Baltimore ABL 4 1 1 3 0.8
1947-48 Altoona AAL 2 7 3.5
Major League Totals 6 10 3 23 3.8

JOHNNIE BECKER

Becker played for his hometown Dayton Triangles for four seasons (1926-29) in the National Football League.

 

JOHNNIE BECKER Height: 5:11 Weight: 210 College: Denison/Dayton
John Wiggim Becker Born:   Feb 10, 1903 Died:  Sep 17, 1947 Hometown: Dayton, Oh.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1929-30 Dayton NPBL 17 9 4 22 1.3
Major League Totals 17 9 4 22 1.3
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1929-30 Dayton NPBL 3 3 2 8 2.7
Major League Totals 3 3 2 8 2.7

MILT BECK

Milt Beck played professional basketball for fourteen seasons.  He appeared in just four major league games.

MILT BECK Height: 6:01 Weight: 190 College: None
Milton B. Beck Born:  Jul 10, 1913 Died: Jul 18,1998 Hometown: Bronx, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1929-30 Central Queens YMCA Indep
1931-32 Queens Sheffield YMCA Indep
1931-32 Jamaica YMCA Wildcats Indep
1931-32 Jamaica Becks Indep
1932-33 Jamaica YMCA Wildcats Indep
1933-34 Jamaica YMCA Wildcats Indep
1934-35 Jamaica YMCA Wildcats Indep
1935-36 Central Queens YMCA Wildcats AAU
1935-36 St. Nicholas ofTolentine AC Big Five Indep
1936-37 St.George A.C Indep
1936-37 Queens YMCA Indep
1937-38 Jamaica Jewish Center Big Five Indep
1938-39 Jamaica Jewish Center Big Five LIPL
1939-40 New York ABL 4 2 0 4 1.0
1939-40 Long Island CityParetti Club LIPL
1939-40 Jamaica Jewish Cennter Big Five AAU
1939-40 Brooklyn Dodgers Indep
1940-41 Richmond Hill Temple Beth Isreal LIPL
1941-42 Albany NYSL 20 47 18 112 5.6
1941-42 Tabaco Roaders Indep
1942-43 Long Island Clippers Indep
1942-44 Military Service
Major League Totals 4 2 0 4 1.0

ERNIE BECK

ERNIE BECK Height: 6:01 Weight: 175 College: None
Ernest Aloysius Beck Born:   Apr 28, 1906      Died:  Aug 28, 1997 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
Father of NBA Player Ernie Beck Jr. REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1928-29 Camden EBL 2 5 3 13 6.5
1931-32 Jasper EBL 14 12 22 46 3.3
Major League Totals 14 12 22 46 3.3

JAKE BEAVER

Jake Beaver graduated from Schenectady High School in 1910. He starred , along with his twin brother, Dave, in football, basketball and baseball at Union College in Schenectady. Union College posted a 35-5 record in basketball during the Beaver brothers’ three varsity seasons. In the fall of 1915, Jake moved to New York City to enter grad school at Columbia Universty.  During the next three years,  Beaver  played a handful of professional games in New York and for Nanticoke in the Pennsylsvania State Basketball League while attending Columbia.   Beaverreceived a PhD in Chemistry and taught at Columbia until his retirement in 1961.

 

JAKE BEAVER Height: 5:08 Weight: 140 College: Union(NY)’15
Jacob Julius Beaver Born:  Feb 23, 1893      Died: Jan 8, 1984 Hometown: Schenectady, NY
TwinBrother of David Beaver REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1912-13 Union (NY) College
1913-14 Union (NY) College
1914-15 Union (NY) College
1915-16 Brooklyn Crescents Indep
1916-17 Nanticoke PSL 4 4 3 1 11 2.8
1916-17 New York IBL 1 1 0 2 2.0
1916-17 Brooklyn Crescents Indep
Major League Totals 5 5 3 13 2.6

FRANK BEATTY

FRANK BEATTY Height: 5:10 Weight:  190 College: None
Francis Jqmes Beatty Born:  Dec 18, 1893        Died:  Mar 20, 1969 Hometown: Greece, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1911-12 Kingston HRL 1 1 0 2 2.0
Major League Totals 1 1 0 2 2.0

 

 

 

FRANK BEATY

FRANK BEATY Height: 6:03 Weight: 195 College: Rochester Tech’42
Francis J. Beaty Born:  May 23, 1919        Died:  Nov 26, 1985 Hometown: Rochester, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1938-39 Eochester Tech College
1939-40 Eochester Tech College
190-41 Eochester Tech College
1941-42 Eochester Tech College
1942-43 Brockport Towners Indep
1943-44 Rochester Wings Indep
1944-46 U.S. Army Military Service
1946-47 Rochester NBL 6 1 4 .250 #REF! #REF!
1947-48 Rocjester Finshers Indep
1948-49 Rochester Finchers Indep
1948-49 Torrington Howards Indep
1948-49 49 Oneida Indians Indep
Major League Totals 6 1 4 .250 #REF! #REF!
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1943-44 Rochester Wings WBT 1 2 2 3 .667 6 6.0
1946-47 Rochester NBL 2 1 0 2 .000 2 1.0
Major League Totals 3 2 2 5 .400 8 2.7

 

GEORGE BEALE

GEORGE BEALE Height: 5:09 Weight: College: None
George Dallas Beale Born:  Aug 16, 1875 Died:  Nov 25, 1909 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1894-95 Northwest YMCA Indep
1895-96 Montgomery AA Indep
1896-97 Montgomery AA Indep
1897-98 Montgomery AA Indep
1898-99 Quaker City Wheelman Indep
1899-00 Camden NBL 14 13 28 54 3.9
1900-01 Did Not Play – Referee
1901-02 Philadelphia NBL 5 5 2 12 2.4
1902-03 Did Not Play – Referee
1903-04 Did Not Play – Referee
1904-05 Did Not Play – Referee
1905-06 Baldwin PBL 2 1 1 3 1.5
Major League Totals 21 19 31 69 3.3

FRANK BAUMHOLTZ

Frank Baumholtz was a first-team All American at Ohio University in 1941. He led the Bobcats to the 1941 finals of the National Invitational Tournament. After military service in World War II, Baumholtz turned to professional basketball in 1945 and finished   among the top-ten scorers his first two years in the game. On top of his scoring prowess,  Baumholtz  was admired for his hustle and positive attitude, which made popular with  made him extremely popular teammates and fans alike. Despite his success, he gave up pro basketball after just two seasons to concentrate on baseball.  During his ten-year major league career, he played for Cincinnati, Chicago and Philadelphia and posted a .290 career batting average.

 

FRANK BAUMHOLTZ Height: 5:10 Weight: 170 College: Ohio U.’41
Frank Conrad Baumholtz Born:   Oct 7, 1918 Died: Dec 14, 1997 Hometown: Midvale, Oh.
Played Major League Baseball REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1937-38 Ohio U. (Frosh) College
1937-38 Ohio U. College
1937-38 Ohio U. College
1937-38 Ohio U. College
1941-45 U.S. Navy Miltary Service
1945-46 Youngstown NBL 26 99 76 107 .710 274 10.5
1946-47 Cleveland BAA 45 255 121 156 .776 54 631 14.0
Major League Totals 71 354 197 263 .749 905 12.7

BUTCH BAUGHMAN

 

 

BUTCH BAUGHMAN Height: 5:10 Weight: 165 College: Gettysburg’13
Harry Fridley Baughman Born: Jan 23, 1892 Died:  Jul 11, 1980 Hometown: Gettysburg, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1909-10 Greensburg CBL 6 2 0 4 0.7
1909-10 Gettysburg College
1910-11 Gettysburg College
1911-12 Gettysburg College
192-13 Gettysburg College
1913-14 Jeannette WPL
1914-15 Jeannette WPL 10 5 0 10 1.0
1915-16 Keyser Collegians Indep
1916-17 Pitcairn ICL 8 16 81 118 .717 113 14.1
1918-19 Pitcairn Indep
1918-19 U.S. Army Military Service
Major League Totals 6 2 0 4 0.7