John “Socko” Wiethe was a multi sport star at Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati. Wiethe remained in Cincinnati to attend Xavier College, where he played football, basketball and baseball. In his senior year, he was captain and MVP of the basketball team. After graduation, Wiethe played professional basketball for parts of five seasons with independent teams. During the 1937-38 season , he was a starter for the Cincinnati team in the National Basketball League. From 1939 to 1942, Wiethe played for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. In 1946, Wiethe was named head basketball coach of the University of Cincinnati. He coached the Bearcats to five conference titles in the first five seasons. Overall, Wiethe compiled a 106-47 record.
| JOHN WIETHE |
Height: |
6:00 |
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Weight: |
205 |
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College: |
Xavier (Oh)’34 |
| John Albert Wiethe |
Born: Oct 17, 1912 |
Died: May 3, 1989 |
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Hometown: |
Cincinnati, Oh. |
| Socko Wiethe |
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| Played Professional Football |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1930-31` |
Xavier (Oh) |
College |
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| 1931-32 |
Xavier (Oh) |
College |
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| 1932-33 |
Xavier (Oh) |
College |
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| 1933-34 |
Xavier (Oh) |
College |
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| 1934-35 |
Dayton York Supplies |
Indep |
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| 1935-36 |
Dayton Pros |
Indep |
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| 1936-37 |
Dayton |
MBC |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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9 |
9.0 |
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| 1936-37 |
Cincinnati Blade Redlegs |
Indep |
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| 1937-38 |
Cincinnati |
NBL |
6 |
10 |
12 |
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32 |
5.3 |
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| 1938-39 |
Detroit Hall’s Laundry |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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7 |
14 |
13 |
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41 |
5.9 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1936-37 |
Dayton |
MBC |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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9 |
9.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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1 |
3 |
3 |
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9 |
9.0 |
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Murray Wier attended Grandview High School in Iowa for three years before moving to Muscatine, iowa where he comp[eted his senior year. He was a first-team all-state basketball selection as a senior. Wier was a four-year starter at the University of Iowa. In his senior year, he led the NCAA in scoring with 21.0 ppg and was named a consensus first-team All-American. Wier began his professional career with the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. Wier played for Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach in his second season with the Blackhawks. After two seasons with the Blackhawks, Wier played his final year of professional basketball with the Waterloo Hawks of the National Professional Basketball League. Wier was the head coach at Waterloo East High School for 24 years and compiled an overall 374-140 record. In 1974, East High School won the state championship and Wier was named the Iowa State Coach of the Year
| MURRAY WIER |
Height: |
5:09 |
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Weight: |
155 |
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College: |
Iowa’48 |
| Murray Neal Wier |
Born: Dec 12, 1926 |
Died: Apr 6, 2016 |
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Hometown: |
Grandview, Ia. |
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Iowa |
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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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| 1944-45 |
Iowa |
College |
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| 1945-46 |
Iowa |
College |
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| 1946-47 |
Iowa |
College |
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| 1947-48 |
Iowa |
College |
19 |
152 |
95 |
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399 |
21.0 |
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| 1948-49 |
Tri-Cities |
NBL |
60 |
80 |
79 |
113 |
.699 |
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239 |
4.0 |
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| 1949-50 |
Tri-Cities |
NBA |
56 |
157 |
115 |
166 |
.693 |
107 |
429 |
7.7 |
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| 1950-51 |
Waterloo |
NPBL |
51 |
186 |
117 |
194 |
.603 |
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489 |
9.6 |
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Major League Totals |
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167 |
423 |
311 |
473 |
.558 |
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1157 |
6.9 |
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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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| 1948-49 |
Tri-Cities |
NBL |
6 |
13 |
9 |
13 |
.692 |
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35 |
5.8 |
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| 1949-50 |
Tri-Cities |
NBA |
3 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
.500 |
0 |
10 |
3.3 |
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Major League Totals |
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9 |
16 |
13 |
21 |
.619 |
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45 |
5.0 |
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