Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Gene Rosenthal

Eugene Albert "Yaney" Rosenthal



Born:
August 5, 1914    
Pittsburgh, PA 

Died:
April 19, 2006 
Los Angeles, CA


Career
Allderdice High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1935-36 Carnegie Tech (College)
1936-37 Carnegie Tech (College)
1937-38 Carnegie Tech (College)
1938-39 Pittsburgh Pirates (NBL)


Born to Joseph and Rae Rosenthal in Pittsburgh, Rosenthal was a football and basketball star at high school and then at Carnegie Tech, where he also ran track and even boxed. After a short stint in the NBL, Rosenthal enlisted in the US Navy and served during World War 2. After the war, he moved to the San Fernando Valley where he had a successful career in real estate.
He married Lucille Rae Mendoza (1918-2005) in 1942, and the couple were married 63 years. They had a son, Richard (1946-    ), and a daughter, Susan (1948-    ).


Source:
Pittsburgh Press, April 9, 1941

Obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montereyherald/obituary.aspx?n=eugene-rosenthal&pid=17718683


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/r/rosenge01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=rosenge01

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