STATISTICS & HISTORY
Pat Doyle was born in Northern Ireland and came with his family to Manchester, New Hampshire as a child. Doyle was talented athlete who was adept at both baseball and basketball and also was a fine wrestler. Doyle began playing professional basketball in 1902 with his hometown team in the New England Basketball League. It was the beginning of pro career that would span a dozen seasons. Doyle was a capable scorer and a feared defender who intimidated opponents with a combination of athleticism and his hair trigger temper. During the 1904-05 season, Doyle led Nashua to the finals of the NEBL, but lost to Natick. In 1912, Doyle was a member of the New York State League champion, Troy Trojans. Doyle died in France, in May of 1915, while serving as a member of the British army during World War I.
PAT DOYLE | Height: | 5:10 | Weight: | 165 | College: | None | |||||
Patrick J0seph Doyle | Born: Feb 11, 1882 | Died: May 4, 1915 | Hometown: | Manchester, NH | |||||||
REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1902-03 | Manchester–Nashua | NEBL | 15 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 2.3 | ||||
1903-04 | Nashua–Haverhill | NEBL | 73 | 171 | 0 | 342 | 4.7 | ||||
1904-05 | Haverhill | NEBL | 58 | 220 | 0 | 440 | 7.6 | ||||
1905-06 | St.Johnsbury(VT) | Indep. | |||||||||
1906-07 | Newport (NH) Athletics | Indep. | |||||||||
1907-08 | St.Johnsbury(VT) | Indep. | |||||||||
1908-09 | McKeesport | CBL | 42 | 96 | 2 | 194 | 4.6 | ||||
1909-10 | Greensburg | CBL | 24 | 42 | 3 | 87 | 3.6 | ||||
1910-11 | Connellsville | CBL | 12 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 2.8 | ||||
1910-11 | Newburgh–Schenectady | HRL | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2.8 | ||||
1911-12 | Newburgh | HRL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | ||||
1911-12 | Cohoes–Troy | NYSL | 34 | 48 | 23 | 119 | 3.5 | ||||
1913-14 | Gloversville | NYSL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||
Major League Totals | 264 | 618 | 30 | 1266 | 4.8 |