Born:
April 13, 1915
Johnstown, PA
Died:
June 13, 1982
Mesa, AZ
Career
1936-37 Villanova University (College)
1937-38 Villanova University (College)
1938-39 Villanova University (College)
1938-39 Akron Goodyear (Independent)
1939-40 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL)
1940-41 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL)
1942-43 Akron Collegians (Independent)
1942-43 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (Independent)
1944-45 Rochester Guards (Professional)
1945-46 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (Independent)
I saw an article that mentions his hometown was Cleveland, Ohio. That clue, along with a photo on ancestry.com that looked like the photo here, and his daughter who was born in Akron, allowed this all to come together.
Born to Earl and Grace Montgomery, Jim starred at Villanova before heading to Akron, where he played many years while employed with Goodyear. He later became a VP at Reynolds He died in 1982.
He married Wilma Morgan (1914-1979) and they had three daughters, Marilyn, Sue and Barbara.
Source:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 28, 1939
Arizona Republic, June 16, 1982
Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/m/montgji01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=montgji01
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