1946-47 Spokane Orphans (PCBL)

1946-47 SPOKANE ORPHANS
PACIFIC COAST BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Finished: 1-17 .056, 7th place

Team merged with Salem in early February and became the Spokane Blazers. This newly- merged team would not finish the season.

• Head Coach: Rufe Fox (September 9, 1912 - September 11, 1985)

PLAYERS: 

• Wally Beck  (January 4, 1923 - November 25, 1998)
  

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• Ron Bowen  (November 16, 1925 - November 24, 2011)

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• Weyman "Bob" Cotton (December 29, 1920 - March 10, 1999)

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• Morrie Helser (July 17, 1913 - November 9, 1996)

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• Dave Howard  (February 26, 1921 - June 15, 1995)

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• Ole Johnson (May 3, 1925 - October 29, 1999)
  

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• Bill Magruder (January 10, 1924 - February 24, 2007)

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• Jack Mayne (April 18, 1918 - June 22, 2001)

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• Dick Oberstaller (February 16, 1926 - May 6, 2002)

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• Bud Olson (May 23, 1918 - March 19, 2006)

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• Al Stitt (July 1, 1917 - October 1, 2007)

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• Don Stitt (June 9, 1915 - June 18, 2007)

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• Vince Stroyan (January 26, 1916 - April 9, 1988)

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• Curley Weeks 
  

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POST-MERGER PLAYERS

• Dick Anderson (June 24, 1921 - December 15, 2005)
  

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• Lowell Doud (October 23, 1922 - March 31, 2016)

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• Dale Gentry (July 2, 1917 - June 27, 1968) 

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• Gay O'Brink (May 13, 1917 - September 8, 2008)

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• Len Yandle (February 6, 1911 - January 16, 2001)

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NOTE:  Al McRae (July 18, 1921 - December 5, 2014) may have signed with the team in early February of 1947 as they merged with Salem, but whether or not he played is uncertain at this time.
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