Tommy O'Brien

Thomas William O'Brien 


Born:
February 16, 1916   
NY 

Died:
November 17, 1955  
El Paso, TX


Career
1933-34 Union Hill High School - New Jersey (High School)
1935-36 George Washington University (College)
1936-37 George Washington University (College)
1937-38 George Washington University (College)
1938-39 Jersey Reds (ABL)
1939-40 Jersey Reds (ABL)
1939-40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids (NBL)
1940-41 Akron Firestone Non-Skids (NBL)
1941-42 Akron Shulan (semi-pro)


Born to Michael and Mary O'Brien in New York, Tommy O'Brien was an all-American at GW. He played pro basketball in the ABL, signing ith the Jersey Reds on November 20, 1938, before moving to Akron to join the Firestones. After serving in the South Pacific during World War 2, O'Brien worked as a zone truck manager for General Motors in Texas. He died in Texas at the age of 39 of Nephrosclerosis.


He was married to Mary.



Source:
Asbury Park Press, January 5, 1938
El Paso Herald Post, November 18, 1955




Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/o/obrieto01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=lloydbi01