Francis E. MangiapaneBorn:
August 5, 1925
New York, NY
Died:
July 31, 2005
Long Beach, NY
Career
1940-41 George Washington High School - NYC (High School)
1941-42 George Washington High School - NYC (High School)
1942-43 George Washington High School - NYC (High School)
1943-44 NYU (College) Freshmen
1944-45 NYU (College)
1945-46 NYU (College)
1946-47 NYU (College)
1946-47 New York Knicks (BAA)
1946-47 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1946-47 Elizabeth Braves (ABL)
1947-48 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1948-49 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1949-50 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL)
Born in New York City, Mangiapane played basketball (as well as football and baseball) at NYU as a walk on, and in his senior year was second team All American. After his basketball days, he worked for the Oceanside School District as an Athletic Director.
Frank died in 2005 following a ruptured abdominal aorta.
He married Ann Kavanagh in 1948 and they had a daughter, Patricia.
Source:
Obituary, Newsday, August 3, 2005
Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mangifr01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mangifr01
Frank was my camp counselor in 1945 at Camp Chickawah in Harrison, Maine. We had a great summer together!
ReplyDeleteI was at Camp Chickawah from 1976-83. If you are on Facebook, come join our alumni group!
DeleteI was at Camp Chickawah from 1976-83. If you are on Facebook, come join our alumni group!
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