Rocky Valvano was a high school basketball star at Newtown High School in Queens, New York, nicknamed the “Corona Comet.) In later years, Valvano was a longtime high school coach and athletic director in Queens. His son Jim Valvano was a successful college basketball coach. While the head coach at North Carolina State, his team won the 1983 NCAA Championship.
| ROCKY VALVANO |
Height: |
6:00 |
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Weight: |
160 |
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College: |
Savage’36 |
| Rocco Anthony Valvano |
Born: May 29, 1914 |
Died: Mar 27, 1985 |
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Hometown: |
Queens, NY |
| Father of College Coach Jim Valvano |
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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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| 1932-33 |
Corena AC |
Indep |
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| 1935-36 |
Savage |
College |
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| 1938-39 |
New York |
ABL |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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12 |
3.0 |
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| 1939-40 |
New York |
ABL |
3 |
1 |
6 |
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8 |
2.7 |
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| 1940-41 |
New York |
ABL |
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Injured – Did Not Play |
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| 1941-42 |
Jamaica Indians |
QBL |
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| 1943-44 |
Brooklyn |
ABL |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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4 |
2.0 |
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| 1946-47 |
Long Island-Brooklyn |
NYNJ |
3 |
1 |
8 |
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10 |
3.3 |
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Major League Totals |
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9 |
7 |
10 |
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24 |
2.7 |
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Jim Usry graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1939, received a bachelor of arts degree in social education from Lincoln University in 1946, and earned his master’s degree at Glassboro State College. He was a member of the New York Renaissance pro basketball team from 1946 to 1950. Usry was a longtime educator, principal and school official. He served as mayor in of Atlantic City from 1984 until 1990.
| JIM USRY |
Height: |
6:03 |
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Weight: |
210 |
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College: |
Lincoln(Pa)’46 |
| James Ler0y Usry Jr. |
Born: Feb 2, 1922 |
Died: Jan 25, 2002 |
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Hometown: |
Atlantic City, NJ |
| Mayor of Atlantic City, NJ 1984 |
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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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| 1942-43 |
Lincoln (Pa) |
College |
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| 1943-45 |
Military Service |
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| 1945-46 |
Lincoln (Pa) |
College |
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| 1946-47 |
New York Rens |
Indep |
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| 1947-48 |
New York Rens |
Indep |
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| 1948-49 |
New York Rens |
Indep |
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| 1948-49 |
Dayton |
NBL |
36 |
129 |
71 |
134 |
.530 |
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329 |
9.1 |
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| 1949-50 |
New York Rens |
Indep |
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| 1950-51 |
Saratoga |
ABL |
30 |
73 |
55 |
97 |
.567 |
|
201 |
6.7 |
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Major League Totals |
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36 |
129 |
71 |
134 |
.530 |
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329 |
9.1 |
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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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| 1946-47 |
New York Rens |
WBT |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.000 |
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1 |
1.0 |
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| 1947-48 |
New York Rens |
WBT |
3 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
.857 |
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20 |
6.7 |
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Major League Totals |
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4 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
1.857 |
0 |
21 |
5.3 |
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Bill Uhlen was a long time fixture on the Rochester’ sports scene. Uhlen was a multi-sport star at East High School and at the University of Rochester. After college, Uhlen played professional basketball for Rochester teams for a decade.
| BILL UHLEN |
Height: |
6:01
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Weight: |
190 |
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College: |
Rochester’25 |
| William Traugott Uhlen |
Born: Dec 25, 1902 |
Died: May, 1985 |
Hometown: |
Rochester, 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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| 1921-22 |
Rochester (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1922-23 |
Rochester |
College |
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| 1923-24 |
Rochester |
College |
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| 1924-25 |
Rochester |
College |
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| 1924-25 |
Rochester Centrals |
Indep |
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| 1925-26 |
Rochester |
ABL |
27 |
31 |
56 |
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|
118 |
4.4 |
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| 1926-27 |
Rochester |
ABL |
26 |
32 |
53 |
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117 |
4.5 |
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| 1927-28 |
Rochester Oldsmobiles |
Indep |
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| 1928-29 |
Rochester |
ABL |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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7 |
1.8 |
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| 1928-29 |
Rochester Oldsmobiles |
Indep |
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| 1929-30 |
Rochester Centrals |
Indep |
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| 1930-31 |
Rochester |
ABL |
18 |
27 |
19 |
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73 |
4.1 |
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| 1931-32 |
Rochester Centrals |
Indep |
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| 1932-33 |
Rochester Centrals |
Indep |
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| 1933-34 |
Rochester Centrals |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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75 |
92 |
131 |
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315 |
4.2 |
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Moe Udall served in World War II and then returned to the University of Arizona where he starred in basketball for three seasons. Udall played one year of professional basketball with the Denver Nuggets and then returned to the University of Arizona to attend law school. Udall served as a Congressman from the state of Arizona for thirty-one years (1961-1991). In 1976,Udall ran in the primaries against Jimmy Jimmy Carter for the Democratic presidential nomination.
| MOE UDALL |
Height: |
6:05 |
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Weight: |
190 |
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College: |
Arizona’48 |
| Morris King Udall |
Born: Jun 15, 1922 |
Died: Dec 12, 1998 |
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Hometown: |
St.Johns, Az. |
| US Congressman 1961-91 |
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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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| 1941-42 |
Arizona (Frosh) |
College |
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| 1942-46 |
U.S. Army Air Corps. |
Military Service |
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| 1945-46 |
Arizona |
College |
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| 1946-47 |
Arizona |
College |
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| 1947-48 |
Arizona |
College |
28 |
153 |
65 |
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|
371 |
13.3 |
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| 190 |
Denver |
NBL |
57 |
125 |
121 |
171 |
.708 |
|
371 |
6.5 |
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Major League Totals |
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57 |
125 |
121 |
171 |
.708 |
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371 |
6.5 |
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Norman “Wat” Tyler was a three-sport star at Westfield High School, starring on the basketball and baseball team and excelling on the track team as one of the best high school sprinters in New England. Tyler coached the Westfield High School basketball team that lost only one during the 1915-16 season. Tyler attended New York University, but did not participate in athletics there.
| WAT TYLER |
Height: |
5:10 |
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Weight: |
160 |
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College: |
NYU’19 (DNP) |
| Norman Sydney Tyler |
Born: May 21, 1893 |
Died: May 12, 1957 |
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Hometown: |
Westfield, Ma. |
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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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| 1913-14 |
Westfield Whip City AC |
Indep |
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| 1914-15 |
Westfield Whip City AC |
Indep |
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| 1915-16 |
Westfield Whip City AC |
Indep |
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| 1916-17 |
Westfield Whip City AC |
Indep |
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| 1919-20 |
Westfield |
IL |
14 |
19 |
6 |
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|
44 |
3.1 |
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Major League Totals |
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14 |
19 |
6 |
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|
44 |
3.1 |
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