GUS YERKES

GUS YERKES		Height:	5:08		Weight:		155		College:		None
George Lester Yerkes		Born: May 7, 1899			Died: Oct 2, 1976				Hometown:		Queens, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1921-22	New York Nationals	Indep
1922-23	New York Nationals	Indep
1923-24	New York Nationals	Indep
1923-24	Brooklyn Triangles	Indep
1924-25	New York Nationals	Indep
1925-26	Fort Wayne	ABL	3	1	2				4	1.3
1926-27	Kingston	MBL	5	5	7				17	3.4
1927-28	Kingston	MBL	13	24	21				69	5.3
1928-29	Paterson	ABL	4	6	3				15	3.8
1929-33		Indep
	Major League Totals		25	36	33				105	4.2
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1927-28	Kingston	MBL	2	7	6				20	10.0
	Major League Totals		2	7	6				20	10.0

WARREN YEAGER

WARREN YEAGER		Height:	5:08		Weight:		150		College:		None
Warren Louis Yeager		Born:	Jul 1, 1886		Died: Nov 1975				Hometown:		Camden, NJ
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1906-07	Melrose AA	Indep
1907-08	Camden	Indep
1908-09	Camden	Indep
1908-09	North Wales	PBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1909-10	Philadelphia Rockwoods	Indep
1910-11	Philadelphia Rockwoods	Indep
1910-11	Camden	EBL	2	1	0				2	1.0
1911-12	De Neri	EBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1911-12	Philadelphia Rockwoods	Indep
1912-13	Philadelphia Alpha	ALP		44	0			14	88
1912-13	Philadelphia Rockwoods	Indep
	Major League Totals		4	1	0				2	0.5

ISADORE YAVITZ

Isadore Yavitz was a lontime high school and college basketball coach. He was head basketball coach at Ithaca college from 1940 until 1943. and for the 1944-45 season.

ISADORE YAVITS		Height:	5:07		Weight:	150			College:		Union (NY)’19
Doc Yavits		Born: Mar 29, 1893			Died: Jul 26, 1983				Hometown:		Schenectady, NY
Joe Yavitz			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1917-18	Union (NY)	College
1918-19	Union (NY)	College
1919-20	Amsterdam	NYSL	3	1	0				2	0.7
1919-20	Waterford	NYSL	2	2	3				7	3.5
	Major League Totals		3		1				2	0.7

VIC YANZ

VIC YANZ		Height:	6:04		Weight:				College:	None
Victor E. Yanzanitis		Born: Jul 18, 1913			Died: Apr 21, 2003				Hometown:	Chicago, IL.
Augaletojas Yozonaitis			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37	Chicago	MBC	4	2	1				5	1.3
1936-37	Chicago Majors	Indep
	Major League Totals		4	2	1				5	1.3

FATS WYKA

Albert “Fats” Wyka played professional basketball for sixteen seasons, mostly with strong independent teams In Paterson and Wallington, New Jersey. Wyka also had a three year run with the Paterson entry in the American Basketball League from 1929-through 1931. While never a star, Wyka was always one of the most popular players on any team he played because he was the hardest working player on the team. After his playing days were over, Wyka became a well-respected basketball referee.

FATS WYKA		Height:	6:01		Weight:	190			College:		None
Albert Joseph Wyka		Born: Sep 19, 1907			Died: Jun 15, 1992				Hometown:		Paterson, NJ
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1925-26	PWallington Collegiates	Indep
1926-27	Pa PioWallington neers	Indep
1927-28	Wallington Pioneers	Indep
1928-29	Paterson	ABL	12	12	4				28	2.3
1928-29	Wallington rs	Indep
1929-30	Paterson	ABL	25	21	14				56	2.2
1929-30	Wallington Pioneers	Indep
1929-30	Archbald	PSL	8	17	29				63	7.9
1930-31	Paterson	ABL	16	18	18				54	3.4
1930-31	Archbald	PSL	12	11	28				50	4.2
1931-32	Philadelphia Moose	EBL	2	1	1				3	1.5
1931-32	Wallington Pioneers	Indep
1931-32	Passaic Al Smith Club	Indep
1932-33	Jersey City	MBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1932-33	Wallington Pioneers	Indep
1932-33	Passaic Hebrew Club	Indep
1932-33	Passaic Wessingtons	Indep
1933-34	Passaic Wessingtons	Indep
1933-34	Paterson Pros	Indep
1934-35	Newark	ABL	3	1	0				2	0.7
1934-35	Utica	NYSL	10	23	12				58	5.8
1934-35	Bridgeton	EBL	2	1	2				4	2.0
1934-35	House of David	Indep
1934-35	Paterson Cewscents	Indep
1934-35	Passaic Rosarians	Indep
1935-36	Kingston	ABL	10	6	9				21	2.1
1935-36	Tunkhnnock	PSL	1	2	2				6	6.0
1935-36	Detroit Clowns	Indep
1935-36	Passaic Rosarians	Indep
1936-37	Passaic Kenyons	Indep
1937-38	Passiac Kenyons	Indep
1938-39	Jersey	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1939-40	Passaic	Indep
1940-41	Passaic County Boosters	Indep
	Major League Totals		70	59	46				164	2.3

MICHAEL WURSTBERGER

Height:

6:04

Weight:

College:

None

Born:

1887

Died:

Hometown:

East Liverpool, Oh.

REGULAR SEASON RECORD

Year

Team

League

FGM

FTM

FTA

PCT.

AST

PTS

AVG

1908-09

East Liverpool

CBL

8.5

Major League Totals

8.5

TOM WUKOVITS

Tom Wukovits was a basketball star at Riley High School in South Bend, Indiana. In remained in South Bend to play basketball for Notre Dame University. During his three years of varsity basketball, the Irish posted a 62-8 record. Wukovits began playing professional basketball in 1938, with the Akron Firestones, who went on to win the National Basketball League championship, with Wukovits in a supporting role.

TOM WUKOVITS		Height:	6:00		Weight:	180			College:		Notre Dame’38
Thomas William Wukovits		Born: Feb 4, 1916			Died: Nov 2, 1991				Hometown:		South Bend, In.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1934-35	Notre Dame (Frosh)	College
1935-36	Notre Dame	College
1936-37	Notre Dame	College
19373-38	Notre Dame	College
1938-39	Did Not Play
1939-40	Akron Firestone	NBL	22	18	15				51	2.3
1940-41	Akron Firestone	NBL	24	54	45	69	.652		153	6.4
1941-42	Toledo	NBL	3	2	0				4	1.3
1941-42	East Liverpool Fleetwings	Indep
1942-43	Rochester Eber-Segrams	Indep
1942-43	Akron Collegians	Indep
1943-44	Akron Collegians	Indep
1944-45	Cleveland	NBL	26	85	74	101	.733		244	9.4
1945-46	Cleveland	NBL	33	76	79	124	.637		231	7.0
	Major League Totals		108	235	213				683	6.3
					POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1939-40	Akron Firestone	NBL	8	14	5				33	4.1
1940-41	Akron Firestone	NBL	2	3	3				9	4.5
1944-45	Cleveland	NBL	2	5	12				22	11.0
1944-45	Cleveland	WBT	1	0	1	2	.500		1	1.0
1945-46	Cleveland	WBT	1	0	2	2	1.000		2	2.0
	Major League Totals		14	22	23				67	4.8

STASH WROBLESKI

Stanley “Stash” Wrobewski was a basketball star at the University of Pittsburgh. Following graduation in 1928, Wrobewski joined the Goodyear Tire Company in Akron, Ohio. He played professional basketball for the company-sponsored team for five years, and remained employed by Goodyear until his death in 1967. Wrobleski was recruited by the company for his basketball talents, but he used the opportunity as a launching pad for him to rise into the upper management of the company during his 39 year career.

STASH WROBLESKI		Height:	5:10		Weight:	160			College:		Pittsburgh’28
Stanley Simon Wroblewski Jr.		Born: Oct 28, 1905			Died: Aug 14, 1967				Hometown:		Carneige, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1925-26	Pittsburgh	College
1926-27	Pittsburgh	College
1927-28	Pittsburgh	College
1928-29	Akron Goodyears	AAU
1929-30	Akron Goodyears	AAU
1930-31	Akron Goodyears	AAU
1931-32	Akron Goodyears	AAU
1932-33	Akron Goodyears	NPBL	3	2	1				5	1.7
	Major League Totals		3	2	1				5	1.7

TORCHY WRIGHT

TORCHY WRIGHT		Height:			Weight:				College:
		Born:							Hometown:		Hudson, Ma.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1902-03	Hudson	NEBL	4	4	0				8	2.0
1902-03	Hudson	MCBL	4	1	0				2	0.5
	Major League Totals		8	5	0				10	1.3

SKEETS WRIGHT

SKEETS WRIGHT		Height:	6:00		Weight:		175		College:		Mercer
Courtney Charles Wright		Born:	Jul 31, 1887		Died: Sep 3, 1961				Hometown:		Jersey City, NJ
Brother of William Wright			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1905-06	Jersey City Lauter AC	Indep
1906-07	Jersey City Lauter AC	Indep
1907-08	Jersey City Lauter AC	Indep
1908-09	Jersey City Lauter AC	Indep
1908-09	St.Johnsbury (Vt)	Indep
1909-10	Little Falls	MVL
1909-10	Poughkeepsie–Kingston	HRL	3	0	8				8	2.7
1910-11	Newburgh	HRL	35	51	45				147	4.2
1911-12	Newburgh	HRL	3	3	12				18	6.0
1911-12	Schenectady/Cohoes	NYSL	49	97	47				241	4.9
1912-13	Paterson Crescents	Indep
1913-14	Paterson	NYSL	41	76	89				241	5.9
1914-15	Paterson	NYSL	23	23	35				81	3.5
1915-16	Jersey City	IBL	27	25	49				99	3.7
1916-17	Jersey City	IBL	39	38	99				175	4.5
1916-17	Cohoes	NYSL	1	0	2				2	2.0
1916-17	Wilkes-Barre	PSL	2	1	9			0	11	5.5
1917-18	Norwalk–Jersey City	CSL	11	13	11				37	3.4
1917-18	Wilkes-Barre	PSL	23	16	82			2	114	5.0
1918-19	Did Not Play
1919-20	Jersey City–Bridgeport	IBL	12	13	48				74	6.2
1919-20	Bridgeport	EBL	16	33	48	76	.632	10	114	7.1
1920-21	Newark–Philadelphia	EBL	29	29	74	121	.612	10	132	4.6
1920-21	Cohoes	NYSL	1	0	2				2	2.0
1921-22	Philadelphia	EBL	20	20	53	101	.525	8	93	4.7
1922-23	Camden	EBL	14	8	31	45	.689	3	47	3.4
1922-23	Brooklyn	MBL	1	1	2				4	4.0
1923-24	Philadelphia Holy Name	PBL	2	1	5	10	.500	0	7	3.5
	Major League Totals		352	448	751				1647	4.7