MIke “Red” Wallace Was a standout on the Keystone(Pennsylvania)  College basketball and football teams, serving as captain and team leader.  While at Keystone, Mr. Wallace won the league scoring title and was named to the all-league team.  Wallace the University transferred to the University of Scranton for his final two years of college before he  enlisted in the United States Army to serve during World War II. After the war, Wallace embarked on professional basketball career that spanned sixteen seasons. Wallace was  the New York Winchesters’ leading scoring during the 1945-46 American Basketball League season. During the 1946-47 season played for the  Boston Celtics in the newly formed Basketball Association of America. . The following season, he led the American Basketball league in scoring with 22 points per game. Wallace  remained active in the ABL through the mid-1950’s. After retiring as a player, he became the basketball coach at Elk Lane High School in eastern Pennsylvania, where he coached for the next 21 years and accumulated two PIAA state championships, including a 36-0 season in 1977.

 

RED WALLACE		Height:	6:01		Weight:	185			College:		Keystone’39/Scranton’41
Michael John Wallace		Born:July 12, 1918			Died: Jul 7, 1977				Hometown:		Fell., Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1937-38	Keystone	College
1938-39	Keystone	College
1939-40	Scranton	College
1940-41	Scranton	College
1941-42	New London	CSL	6	31	21				83	13.8
1942-43	New London	CSL	12	66	17				149	12.4
1943-44	Hartford Villanovas	Indp
1943-45	U.S. Army	Military Service
1944-45	New York	ABL	13	48	27				123	9.5
1944-45	Hartford Pros	Indep
1944-45	Newark CO2s	Indep
1946-47	Boston–Toronto	BAA	61	225	106	194	.546	58	556	9.1
1947-48	Scranton	ABL	15	129	69	114	.605		327	21.8
1947-48	Carbondale	PSL	12	96	27	212			219	18.3
1947-48	Utica	NYSL	4			91			63	15.8
1947-48	Sunbury	EBL	2	5	4				14	7.0
1948-49	Scranton	ABL	41	192	124	216	.574		508	12.4
1948-49	Utica/Schenectady	NYSL	8						54	6.8
1949-50	Schnectady/Paterson	ABL	34	159	142	212	.670		460	13.5
1950-51	Paterson	ABL	36	102	59	91	.648		263	7.3
1951-52	Carbondale/Wilkes Barre	ABL	30	135	48				318	10.6
1952-53	Wilkes Barre	ABL	2	2	0				4	2.0
1953-54	Wilkes Barre	ABL		Injured – DNP
1954-55	Wilkes Barre	EBL	7	11	11				33	4.7
1955-56	Wilkes Barre	EBL	30	37	13				87	2.9
1956-57	Wilkes Barre	EBL	27	25	3				53	2.0
	Major League Totals		74	273	133				679	9.2
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	New London	CSL	6	37	29				103	17.2
1944-45	Newark CO2s	WBT	1	1	1				3	3.0
1946-47	Carbondale	PSL	1	2	3				7	7.0
1947-48	Scranton	ABL	2	24	7				55	27.5
1947-48	Utica	NYSL	1						14	14.0
1948-49	Scranton	ABL	7	3	5				11	1.6
1948-49	Schenectady	NYSL	3						27	9.0
1951-52	Wilkes-Barre	ABL	13	23	8				54	4.2
1954-55	Wilkes-Barre	EBL	3	5	1				11	3.7
1955-56	Wilkes-Barre	EBL	7	6	3				15	2.1
	Major League Totals		1	1	1				3	3.0

 

PAUL WALLACE		Height:	5:08		Weight:	140			College:		Toledo’48
Paul G. Wallace		Born:	Aug 23, 1923			Died:  Feb, 1976			Hometown:		Toledo, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	Toledo	NBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1942-46	U.S. Army	Military Service
1946-47	Toledo University	College
1947-48	Toledo University	College
	Major League Totals		1.214	0	0				0	0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe wallace was a three-year starter at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. In his rookie season as a pro,Wallace was the starting center for the Brooklyn Arcadians who made it to the American League championship finals before losing to the Cleveland Rosenblums. Wallace played in the ABL for two more seasons before returning to school to complete his  studies at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.

 

JOE WALLACE		Height:	6:04		Weight:		200		College:		Dickinson’24
Clarence McNair Wallace		Born:  May 15, 1901			Died:  Jan 12, 1972				Hometown:		Middletown, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1920-21	Dickinson (Frosh)	College
1920-21	Dickinson	College
1920-21	Dickinson	College
1920-21	Dickinson	College
1924-25	Tremont	AnBL	1	2	0				4	4.0
1925-26	Brooklyn	ABL	22	37	29				103	4.7
1926-27	Brooklyn–Baltimore–Rochester	ABL	29	44	69				157	5.4
1927-28	Rochester	ABL	37	63	33				159	4.3
1928-29	Middletown Aviators	Indep
1929-30	Middletown Aviators	Indep
1929-30	Kennett Square	EBL	1	3	0				6	6.0
	Major League Totals		88	144	131				419	4.8
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1925-26	Brooklyn	ABL	2	1	1				3	1.5
	Major League Totals		2	1	1				3	1.5

Hildreth “Hilly” Wallace, a powerfully-built, extremely talented athlete,  with a mercurial temperament, was one of the most high-profile turn of the century professional basketball players. He stood out as well for ability to excel on both offense and defense, a rare combination in the early pro game.  Wallace spent most of his career with his hometown Millville, New Jersey team. For the 1899-00 season he signed to play for Camden in in the National Basketball instead of his hometown team. The second-half of the season ended with deadlock between Millville and Trenton. After playing all season for Camden, Wallace showed up on Millville squad for a single-game playoff and led the team to a 18-13 victory. After a protest, the results of the game where thrown out. The collapse of the NBL in 1903, short-circuited  his career while he was still in his prime.

 

HILLY WALLACE		Height:	6:00		Weight:		180		College:		None
Hildreth James Wallace		Born:	Mar 7, 1878			Died: Mar 12, 1946			Hometown:		Millville, NJ
Brother of John Wallace					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1895-96	Millville Glassblowers	Indep
1896-97	Millville Glassblowers	Indep
1897-98	Millville Glassblowers	Indep
1898-99	Millville	NBL	20	37	0				74	3.7
1899-00	Camden	NBL	23	30	0				60	2.6
1900-01	Millville	NBL	27	58	51				167	6.2
1901-02	Millville	NBL	38	92	12				196	5.2
1902-03	Philadelphia/Wilmington	NBL	40	170	6				346	8.7
1903-04	Camden	NBL	13	33	1				67	5.2
1903-04	Westfield	WML	22	43	19				105	4.8
1903-04	Xavier	PL	5	5	20				30	6.0
1904-05	Millville	Indep
1905-06	Millville	Indep
1906-07	Millville	Indep
1906-07	Camden Nationals	Indep
1907-08	Camden	Indep
1907-08	De Neri	PL	1	1	0				2	2.0
1908-09	Camden	Indep
1908-09	De Neri	PL	6	11	3				25	4.2
	Major League Totals		195	480	112				1072	5.5