Bill Wright was a multi-sport star at Knoxville City High School. Wright turned down pro baseball offers to attend the University of Tennessee where he played varsity basketball and baseball. After his his sophomore year Wright enlisted in the Marines. He played played basketball at Duke University during his military training there. After the war, he returned to the University of Tennessee for his senior year. After graduation, Wright spent the summer of 1947 playing minor league professional baseball, and in the fall, played 6 games for Louisville in the short-lived Professional Basketball League of America.
BILL WRIGHT |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
185 |
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College: |
Duke’44/Tennessee’47 |
William Hobart Wright Jr. |
Born: Aug 29, 1923 |
Died: Apr 21, 2011 |
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Hometown: |
Knoxville Tn. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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1941-42 |
Tennessee |
College |
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1942-43 |
Tennessee |
College |
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1943-47 |
U.S. Marines |
Military Service |
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1943-46 |
Duke |
College |
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1946-47 |
Tennessee |
College |
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Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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1947-48 |
Louisville |
PBLA |
6 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
.375 |
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25 |
4.2 |
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Major League Totals |
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6 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
.375 |
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25 |
4.2 |
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FRank Worzniak was a baseball and basketball star at Hamtramack High School in Michigan. Worzniak attended Ipsilanti Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University), but left school after two years to play pro basketball. Worzniak also played minor league baseball under the name Frank Ware. Worzniak later returned to Ipailanti Normal to finish his education. After service in the Navy during World War II, Worzniak returned to Hamtramck, where he coached high school basketball for fiffteen seasons.
FRANK WORZNIAK |
Height: |
5:11 |
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Weight: |
160 |
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College: |
Ipsilanti Normal’33 |
Francis Melvin Worzniak |
Born: Nov 26, 1912 |
Died: Jan 17, 2014 |
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Hometown: |
Hamtramck, MI. |
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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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1931-32 |
Ipsilanti Normal (Frosh) |
College |
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1931-32 |
Detroit Progressive 100 |
Indep |
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1932-33 |
Ipsilanti Normal |
College |
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1932-33 |
Detroit M.J. Baker |
Indep |
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1933-34 |
Belmont Printers |
Indep |
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1934-35 |
Detroit Hed-Aids |
Indep |
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1935-36 |
Detroit–Windsor |
MBC |
5 |
10 |
3 |
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23 |
4.6 |
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1935-36 |
Detroit Hughey Dodge |
Indep |
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1936-37 |
Detroit |
MBC |
3 |
4 |
3 |
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22 |
7.3 |
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1937-38 |
Detroit Gibsons |
Indep |
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1937-38 |
Detroit Biggs |
AAU |
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Major League Totals |
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8 |
14 |
6 |
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34 |
4.3 |
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