Hyman “Lefty” Stern was widely regarded as the best Baltimore athlete of his generation. Stern was a legendary high school and college athlete in Baltimore. During his  two years at Baltimore City College,  he earned ten varsity letters while starring in football, basketball, baseball, wrestling and boxing. Stern was widely  admired  in the community as well for his humility and warmth. While he was highly competitive on the field or the court, Stern was unassuming and gentlemanly in private life.

 

LEFTY STERN		Height:	5:07		Weight:		160		College:		Baltimore City College’26
Hyman Stern		Born:  Mar 30, 1907			Died:  Jun 30, 1993				Hometown:		Baltimore, Md.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1923-24	Baltimore City College	College
1924-25	Baltimore City College	College
1925-26	Baltimore City College	College
1926-27	Baltimore	ABL	14	7	5				19	1.4
1927-28	Baltimore Mohawks	Indep
1928-29	Baltimore Mohawks	Indep
1929-30	Baltimore Pros	Indep
1931-32	Baltimore Stonewall Democrats	Indep
1932-33	Baltimore Dobbs	Indep
1933-34	Baltimore Stephen Seth Company	Indep
1934-35	Baltimore Westenders	Indep
	Major League Totals		14	7	5				19	1.4

 

 

 

 

 

Ben Stephens enjoyed an excellent college career at the University of Iowa in the late 1930s as a fast-moving guard. In his senior (1938-39) season, he was named to the All-Big Ten squad and also received some honorable mention as an All-American. After graduation, Stephens signed to play professional basketball with the Goodyear Tire Corporation of Akron, Ohio which sponsored a team in the National Basketball League. In the fall of 1939, Stephens joined an experienced squad and quickly impressed teammates and opponents alike with his hustle and determination. In his rookie season he displayed a fine set shot and great skill at penetrating to the basket. Stephens was a named to the NBL all-star team each of his three seasons in the league. In 1940-41, he led the NBL in scoring and was named the league’s MVP. In 1942, the Goodyear Corporation dropped its sponsorship of a professional basketball team. Stephens choose to remain with the company effectively ending his pro basketball career at age 25.

 

BEN STEPHENS		Height:	6:00		Weight:		175		College:		Iowa’39
Benjamin Milton Stephens		Born:	Nov 27, 1916			Died:	Apr 6, 1966		Hometown:		Cambridge, Ill.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1935-36	Iowa (FRosh)	College
1936-37	Iowa	College
1937-38	Iowa	College
1938-39	Iowa	College
1939-40	Akron Goodyear	NBL	28	91	113	156	.724		295	10.5
1940-41	Akron Goodyear	NBL	24	98	69	108	.639		265	11.0
1941-42	Akron Goodyear	NBL	24	81	60	88	.682		222	9.3
1941-42	East Liverpool Fleetwings	Indep
1942-43	Akron Goodyears	Indep
1942-43	Akron Collegians	Indep
1942-46	U.S. Navy	Military Swrvice
1947-48	Akron Collegians	Indep
	Major League Totals		76	270	242	352	.688		782	10.3
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	Akron Goodyear	NBL	3	13	13				39	13.0
1942-43	Akron Collegians	WBT	1	5	2	3	.667		12	12.0
	Major League Totals		4	18	15				51	12.8

Jerry Steiner  played basketball for four years at Berne High School in Indiana. He was chosen an All-State performer in his junior year.  Steiner was a three-year starter at Butler University. He led the team to  three straight Indiana Collegiate Conference championships. He was chosen an  All-American in his senior year. He graduated as Butler’s all-time leading scorer.  After  service in World War II, Steiner played for the 1945-46 season with Indianapolis in the National Basketball League.  The following season, Steiner split his time between  teaching,  coaching and part-time play for the Fort Wayne Pistons. Steiner retired from pro basketball after the season to devote full time to education. Steiner  was a teacher and coach at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis for 32 years.

 

JERRY STEINER		Height:	5:07		Weight:		155		College:		Butler’40
Jerome C. Steiner		Born:  Jan 17, 1918			Died:  Feb 1, 2012				Hometown:		Berne, In.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1937-38	Butler	College
1938-39	Butler	College
1939-40	Butler	College
1940-41	Crawfordville Merchants	Indep
1940-41	Indinapolis Kauskys	Indep
1942-45	Indianapolis Kautskys	Military	Service
1945-46	Indianapolis	NBL	30	106	58	94	.617		270	9.0
1946-47	Fort Wayne	NBL	16	12	5	9	.556		29	1.8
	Major League Totals		46	118	63	103	.612		299	6.5
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1946-47	Fort Wayne	NBL	4	1	1	4	.250		3	0.8
	Major League Totals		4	1	1	4	.250		3	0.8

Paul Steinberg was a professional basketball and football player in the early 1900’s.  During his ten-year basketball career he played mainly with independent teams in upstate New York and New England. In 1902, Steinberg first played pro football for the Syracuse Athletic Association. He quickly established himself as one of the the very best players in football. Steinberg played for the famed Canton Bulldogs in 1905 and 1906. At the end of the football 1906 season, he remained in Canton to play professional basketball for the Canton A.C. in the Central Basketball League.

 

PAUL STEINBERG		Height:	5:11		Weight:		200		College:
Jacob Paul Steinberg		Born:  Jul 4, 1880			Died:  Dec 21, 1972				Hometown:		Syracuse, NY
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1899-00	Little Falls	Indep
1900-01	Little Falls	Indep
1901-02	Little Falls	Indep
1902-03	Holyoke	MCBL	17	20	2				42	2.5
1903-04	Holyoke	WMBL	7	6	1				13	1.9
1904-05	Putnam-Webster	CSL	21	24	3				51	2.4
1905-06   St,Johnsbury (Vt)		Indep
1905-06	Canton	Indep
1906-07	Canton	CBL	7	2	0				4	0.6
1907-08	St.Johnsbury (Vt)	Indep
1908-09	Yale Rifles	Indep
	Major League Totals		31	28	3				59	1.9

 

ED STEGE		Height:	6:06		Weight:	220			College:		Wisconsin’36
Edward  Richard Stege		Born:  Sep 14, 1913			Died:  Mar 28, 1985				Hometown:		Oak Park, Ill.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1933-34	Wisconsin	College
1934-35	Wisconsin	College
1935-36	Wisconsin	College
1935-36	Oshkosh All-Stars	Indep
1936-37	Voluntarily Retired
1937-38	Chicago Duffy Florals	Indep
1937-38	Oshkosh	NBL	2	0	0				0	0.0
1938-39	Chicago Cavaliers	AAU
1939-40	Chicago Duffy Florals	Indep
	Major League Totals		2	0	0				0	0.0

 

 

DEWEY STEFFEN		Height:	5:09		Weight:		155		College:		Colgate’22
Dr. Walter Dewey Steffen		Born:  Oct 3, 1896			Died:  Jun, 1985				Hometown:		Utica, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1916-17	Utica	NYSL	25	31	22				84	3.4
1918-19	Colgate	College
1919-20	Colgate	College
`1920-21	Colgate (DNP)	College
1920-21	Adirondack Stars	Indep
1921-22	Colgate	College	25	56	10				122	4.9
1922-23	Syracuse Alhambras	Indep
1922-23	Utica Utes	Indep
1923-24	Mohawk–Utica	NYSL	2	4	1	1			9	4.5
1923-24	Syracuse All-Syracuse	Indep
1924-25	Eddie Holly’s Majors	Indep
1925-26	Uitca	Indep
1926-27	Utica	Indep
1927-28	Utica All-Uticas	Indep
	Major League Totals		27	35	23				93	3.4

Roy Steele learned to play basketball under the tutelage of famed 23rd Street Wanders’ star Sandy Shields at the Homestead YMCA. Steele was a fine set-shooter and adept passer who was capable of breaking down the most determined defense. His great vision and passing skills culminated in many easy lay ups. Steele and fellow Homestead YMCA alumni Jackie Adams were teammates for nine pro seasons. Familiarity allowed Adams and Steele to develop the most sophisticated offense in the early years of professional basketball. Season after season, Steele and Adams refined their offensive system which was based on rapid ball movement and an intricate short passing game. Steele played alongside Adams for five seasons on their hometown Homestead club in the Central League where they won the 1908-09 championship. After an interlude with South Side he played for a season and a half with Gloversville in the New York State League before he rejoined Adams in Camden, New Jersey for the 1913-14 Eastern Basketball League season. They combined to bring a championship to Camden in 1914-15 season. When Adams retired in 1918, Steele assumed Adams’ role as team leader of Camden’s powerful offense. Steele formed a new partnership with Soup Campbell, a young player from Homestead, which created the most formable scoring duo in the league.   The team enjoyed tremendous post-war success winning the 1919-20 EBL championship and compiled a 112-37 record in three and half seasons before the demise of the league in January of 1923.

 

 

ROY STEELE		Height:	5:11		Weight:		175		College:		None
Henry Roy Steele		Born:  Oct 22, 1886			Died: Jun 17, 1946				Hometown:		Homestead, Pa.
Brother of Ross Steele			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1905-06	Homestead YMCA	Indep
1906-07	Homestead–Butler	CBL	48	171	9				351	7.3
1907-08	Homestead	CBL	67	226	3				455	6.8
1908-09	Homestead	CBL	65	205	2				412	6.3
1909-10	Homestead	CBL	67	196	0				392	5.9
1910-11	Homestead	CBL	49	147	0				294	6.0
1911-12	South Side	CBL	46	160	6				326	7.1
1912-13	Camden	EBL	1	3	0			0	6	6.0
1912-13	Gloversville	NYSL	15	35	10				80	5.3
1913-14	Gloversville	NYSL	38	94	27				215	5.7
1913-14	Camden	EBL	15	19	0			17	38	2.5
1914-15	Camden	EBL	42	119	0			80	238	5.7
1915-16	Camden	EBL	40	72	0			86	144	3.6
1916-17	Camden	EBL	36	76	0			58	152	4.2
1916-17	Paterson	IBL	2	4	4				12	6.0
1917-18	Camden	EBL	6	15	9			6	39	6.5
1917-18	Wilmerding	ICL	10	54	23	45	.511		131	13.1
1918-19	Wilmerding Airbrakes	Indep
1919-20	Camden	NYSL	37	79	52	120	.433	49	210	5.7
1919-20	Nanticoke	NYSL	1	2	2	4	.500	2	6	6.0
1920-21	Camden	EBL	39	77	71	157	.452	53	225	5.8
1921-22	Camden	EBL	47	92	67	163	411	61	251	5.3
1922-23	Camden	EBL	22	57	31	83	.373	24	145	6.6
1922-23	Paterson	MBL	2	6	1				13	6.5
1923-24	Paterson	MBL	17	30	23				83	4.9
1923-24	Camden	PBL	35	39	63	128	.492	58	141	4.0
1924-25	Philadelphia Tri-Council	PBL	5	2	4				8	1.6
1924-25	Hazleton Professionals	AnBL	3	4	0				8	2.7
	Major League Totals		742	1926	384				4236	5.7