Thursday, January 7, 2016

Zano Wast

Zano Stanley Wast


Born:
August 20, 1916
Moline, IL

Died:
May 21, 1988
Toledo, OH


Career
1939-40 University of Toledo (College)
1939-40 St Peter's - Ohio (Independent)
1940-41 Deluxe Inn - Toledo (Independent)
1942-43 Toledo Jim White Chevrolets (NBL)

Played college ball at Toledo, but his name does not appear on the UT list of letter winners. Apparently also played a lot of semi-pro basketball. Many sources have Wast listed as one of the first black players in the league, but according to Murray Nelson's book "The National Basketball League: A History, 1935-1949", we was not black. (Chapter 7, note 1).


After playing basketball, he worked as a salesman at Sears for 23 years.

He was married to Beverly, and had two sons, John and Al.

Source:
Toledo Blade, May 22, 1988
Akron Beacon Journal, April 12, 1940
Evening Review (East Liverpool, OH), April 5, 1941

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/w/wastza01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=wastza01

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