Joe Brennan

Joseph Raymond Brennan


Born:
November 15, 1900
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
May 10, 1989
New York, NY


Career
1915-16 St. Augustine High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1916-17 St. Augustine High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1917-18 St. Augustine High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1918-19 Brooklyn (Independent)
1919-20 Brooklyn Whirlwinds (Independent)
1920-21 Brooklyn Nonperials (Independent)
1920-21 Trenton Bengals (EBL)
1920-21 Albany Senators (NYSL)
1920-21 Wilkes Barre Barons (PSL)
1920-21 Plymouth Shawnees (PSL)
1921-22 Brooklyn Dodgers (MBL)
1921-22 Wilkes-Barre Brons (EBL)
1921-22 Springfield Gunners (IL)
1921-22 Holyoke Reds (IL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Dodgers (MBL)
1922-23 Philadelphia Jewels (EBL)
1922-23 Troy Trojans (NYSL)
1922-23 Amsterdam (NYSL)
1922-23 Albany Senators (NYSL)
1922-23 Springfield Gunners (IL)
1922-23 Ciollege Pt. Big-Five (Independent)
1923-24 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1923-24 Albany Senators / Gloversville Wonder Workers (NYSL)
1924-25 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1924-25 Kayoula - Phladelphia (PBL)
1924-25 Philadelphia Cathedral (PBL)
1925-26 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1925-26 Philadelphia Cranes (EBL)
1925-26 Trenton Bengals (EBL)
1926-27 Brooklyn Visitations (NYN)
1926-27 Paterson Crescents (MBL)
1927-28 Hudson (MBL)
1927-28 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1928-29 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1929-30 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1930-31 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1930-31 Chester (TSL)
1930-31 Paterson Antlers (Independent)
1931-32 Union City Reds (MBL)
1932-33 Joe Brennan All-Stars (Independent)
1933-34 Pittston (PSL)
1934-35 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1934-35 Pittston (PSL)
1936-37 Brooklyn Americans (Independent)
1937-38 Yonkers K of C (Independent)
1941-42 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1942-43 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1943-44 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1944-45 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1945-46 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1946-47 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1947-48 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1975

Brennan was one of the games greatest guards of his era, playing for three ABL championship teams and was also the leading scorer in the Metropolitan League in 1926-27. He played professionally for 19 seasons before becoming a coach at St Francis.

He was also a banker, worker at Emigrant Savings Bank throughout his playing career. His work sometimes prevented him from playing road games, but he stayed with Emigrant through 1961 when he became the president of Atlantic Savings and Loan in Brooklyn. He retired from banking in 1968.

Source:
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/joe-brennan/