Red Skurnick

Harry "Red" Skurnick
born Gershon Skurnick

Born:
July 8, 1905
Warsaw, Poland

Died:
December 18, 1980
Los Angeles, CA


Career
1922-23 Commerce High School- New York City (High School)
1923-24 Commerce High School- New York City (High School)
1924-25 Commerce High School- New York City (High School)

1925-26 Savage School of Physical Education - New York (College)

1925-26 Greenpoint WMHA - New York City (Independent)
1926-27 Akron Wellocks (CBL) Head coach / player

1926-27 Akron Summit News (Independent) Head coach
1926-27 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1927-28 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1928-29 New York Hakoahs (ABL)
1928-29 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1928-29 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1929-30 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1930-31 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1931-32 Chicago Bruins (Independent)
1932-33 Chicago Bruins (Independent)
1932-33 Chicago Duffy Florals (Independent)

1933-34 Whiting Macks - Indiana (Independent)
1933-34 Chicago Duffy Florals (Independent)
1934-35 Halick-Skurnicks Chicagoans (Independent)
1935-36 Original Celtics (Independent)

1937-38 Chicago Hebrews (Independent)

1945-46 Boys Brotherhood Republic - Chicago (Independent)

Note: This account seems to vary from other research groups. I believe this one to be true.

Born in 1905 in Poland, Gershon Skurnick's family came to the United States in 1907. Skurnick took to athletics, and while at Commerce HS in New York City, lead the school to the PSAL Championship. He went to the Savage School of Physical Education, and headed west to Ohio where he joined up with the Cleveland Rosenblums of the ABL. He eventually found himself sold to George Halas' Chicago Bruins and made Chicago his home. He worked at many youth camps in Chicagoland such as the Deborah Boys Club and the Boys Brotherhood Republic. He died in Los Angeles in 1980.

Source:
Naturalization Records

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/red-skurnick/