Frank Mandic

Frank Joseph Mandic


Born:
October 10, 1917
Los Angeles, CA

Died:
April 28, 2011
Walnut Creek, CA


Career
1934-35 Roosevelt High School - Los Angeles (High School)
1935-36 Roosevelt High School - Los Angeles (High School)
1936-37 Oregon State College (College)
1937-38 Oregon State College (College)
1938-39 Oregon State College (College)
1939-40 Oregon State College (College)
1941-42 Hood River High School - Oregon (High School) Head coach
1945-46 Oregon State College (College) Head coach, freshmen team
1946-47 Oregon State College (College) Head coach, freshmen team
1946-47 Portland Indians (PCBL)

Brother of John Mandic and son of Croatian immigrants, Mandic attended OSU on a basketball scholarship and entered the Naval Academy at the onset of World War 2.

Served in the U.S. Navy during World War 2, spending his time in the South Pacific. After the war, Mandic and family relocated to Washington. He played basketball with the Indians before a knee injury he suffered on January 30, 1947 essentially ended Frank's playing career. He enjoyed a long career at Crown Zellerbach in Camas, Washington.

Frank married Shirley Stuart (d.1993) in 1940 and they had two daughters.

Source:
Statesman Journal, January 31, 1947