Henry “Pete” Wisniewski was an all-around athlete atCamden High School in Camden, New Jersey, lettering in football, basketball , baseball and track, before enrolling at Fordham University. Wisniewski was three-year letterman in both football and basketball at Fordham. Wisniewski gained All-American honors in football in 1930. Wisniewski briefly played pro basketball and football while attending the University of Pennsylvania Dental School.
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| PETE WISNIEWSKI |
Height: |
6:05 |
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Weight: |
210 |
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College: |
Fordham’31 |
| Dr. Henry Francis Wisniewski |
Born: Aug 7, 1908 |
Died: Oct 28, 1988 |
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Hometown: |
Camden, 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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| 1927-28 |
Fordham (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1929-29 |
Fordham |
College |
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| 1929-30 |
Fordham |
College |
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| 1930-31 |
Fordham |
College |
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| 1932-33 |
Philadelphia Jasper |
EBL |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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9 |
1.5 |
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| 1934-35 |
Pottstown All Stars |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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6 |
3 |
3 |
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9 |
1.5 |
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Urgel “Slim” Wintermuite was named an All-American at University of Oregon in 1939. With Wintermuite in a starring role, the Ducks won the first NCAA championship in 1939. Wintermute, and Oregon teammate Laddie Gale, played the 19139-40 season with Detroit in the National Basketball League. Wintermuite held his own against the best centers in the league especially on the defensive end of the floor. Wintermuite returned to the Midwest for two seasons in the mid-forties to play indepedent ball with the Midland Dow Chemical team. In his final pro season, 1946-47, Wintermuite served as player-coach of the Portland team in the Pacific Coast Basketball League. Wintermuite led the squad to a 33-10 record and a first place finish.
| SLIM WINTERMUITE |
Height: |
6:08 |
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Weight: |
200 |
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College: |
Oregon’39 |
| Urgel Omet Wintermuite |
Born: Jul 19, 1917 |
Died: Oct 19, 1977 |
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Hometown: |
Longview, Wa. |
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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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| 1935-36 |
Oregon (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1936-37 |
Oregon |
College |
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| 1937-38 |
Oregon |
College |
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| 1938=39 |
Oregon |
College |
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| 1938-39 |
Honolulu Elks |
AAU |
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| 1939-40 |
Detroit |
NBL |
25 |
65 |
50 |
64 |
.781 |
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180 |
7.2 |
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| 1940-41 |
Longview All-Stars |
Indep |
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| 1943-44 |
Portland Albina Hellships |
AAU |
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| 1944-45 |
Midland Dow Chemical |
Indep |
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| 1945-46 |
Midland Dow Chemical |
Indep |
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| 1946-47 |
Portland |
PCL |
41 |
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441 |
10.8 |
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Major League Totals |
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25 |
65 |
50 |
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180 |
7.2 |
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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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| 1939-40 |
Detroit |
NBL |
2 |
3 |
0 |
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6 |
3.0 |
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| 1944-45 |
Midland Dows |
WBT |
2 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
.500 |
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20 |
10.0 |
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| 1945-46 |
Midland Dows |
WBT |
2 |
14 |
6 |
9 |
.667 |
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34 |
17.0 |
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| 1946-47 |
Portland |
PCL |
11 |
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99 |
9.0 |
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| 1946-47 |
Portland Indians |
WBT |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
.500 |
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9 |
9.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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7 |
29 |
11 |
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69 |
9.9 |
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Sam Winograd was star baseball and basketball player at City College of New York. He was captain and leading scorer of the 1933-34 basketball team that posted q 14-1 record. Overall, during Winograd’s three varsity seasons, CCNY had a 40-8 record. Winograd graduated from CCNY and then earned a law degree from New York University. In 1945, he joined the CCNY faculty as an administrator and head baseball coach. In 1949, Winograd was named athletic director. His appointment coincided with the remarkable feat by the CCNY basketball team that during the 1949-50 season became the only team to ever win both the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the same year. Winograd resigned two years later in the aftermath of the disclosure of a nationwide college gambling scandal that involved dozens of players including members of CCNY’s 1950 championhip team.
| SAM WINOGRAD |
Height: |
6:00 |
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Weight: |
200 |
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College: |
CCNY’35 |
| Samuel D. Winograd |
Born: Nov 28, 1913 |
Died: Jul 25, 1998 |
Hometown: |
New York, 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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| 1931-32 |
CCNY (FRosh) |
College |
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| 1932-33 |
CCNY |
College |
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| 1933-34 |
CCNY |
College |
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| 1934-35 |
CCNY |
College |
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| 1935-36 |
Paterson |
ABL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| 1936-37 |
Atlantic City–New York Jewels |
ABL |
13 |
24 |
23 |
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71 |
5.5 |
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Major League Totals |
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14 |
24 |
23 |
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71 |
5.1 |
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Ed Wineapple was a basketball and baseball star at Salem High School in Massachusetts, He played freshmen basketball at Syracuse University before transferring to Providence College for three years of varsity basketball. During his senior year, Wineapple led Providence to a record of 17-3, was the second leading scorer in all of college basketball and was named a first team All-America. After graduation, Wineapple signed contracts to play both professional baseball and basketball. His career in both sports was brief. He appeared in one major league baseball game for the Washington Senators late in the summer of 1929 and played ten games for Syracuse in the American Basketball League during the 1929-30 season.
| ED WINEAPPLE |
Height: |
6:00 |
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Weight: |
195 |
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College: |
Providence’29 |
| Edward Wineapple |
Born: Aug 10, 1905 |
Died: Jun 23, 1996 |
Hometown: |
Salem, Mass. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| 1925-26 |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1925-26 |
Syracuse (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1926-27 |
Providence |
College |
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| 1927-28 |
Providence |
College |
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| 1928-29 |
Providence |
College |
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| 1929-30 |
Syracuse |
ABL |
10 |
14 |
11 |
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39 |
3.9 |
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| 1930-31 |
Miami Collegians |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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10 |
14 |
11 |
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39 |
3.9 |
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