Tommy Nisbet

Thomas Nisbet


Born:
March 31, 1916    
Galston, Scotland (UK)

Died:
April 7, 1963 
Evanston, IL      


Career
1931-32 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School)
1932-33 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School)
1933-34 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School)
1936-37 University of Illinois (College)
1937-38 University of Illinois (College)
1938-39 University of Illinois (College)
1938-39 Hammond Ciesar All-Americans (NBL)
1938-39 Illinois Grads (Independent)
1939-40 Hammond Ciesar All-Americans (NBL)
1940-41 Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL)
1941-42 Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL)
1942-43 Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL)
1943-44 Rochester (Independent)
1946-47 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1947-48 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1948-49 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1949-50 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1950-51 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1951-52 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1952-53 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1953-54 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1954-55 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1955-56 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1956-57 Thornton High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1957-58 New Trier High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1958-59 New Trier High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1959-60 New Trier High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1960-61 New Trier High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1961-62 New Trier High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach
1962-63 New Trier High School - Illinois (High School) - Head Coach

Born in Scotland, Nisbet's family immigrated to the U.S. He took to basketball and lead (along with teammate Lou Boudreau) Thornton HS to a state title in 1933 and runner-up in 1934. After playing at Illinois, he played for five years in the NBL before heading off to coaching at the high school level. He also served as an officer in the US Armed Forces during World War 2.
Nisbet suffered a massive heart attack on March 25, 1963, and died two weeks later at 47 years of age.  He was married to Marge and had a son, Tommy, and a daughter, Sandy.






Source:
Chicago Tribune, April 8, 1963
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Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/n/nisbeto01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=nisbeto01