Swede Masin

Seymour "Swede" Masin


Born:
June 7, 1920
Newark, NJ

Died:
September 10, 2005
Edison, NJ


Career
1936-37 Weequahic High School - Newark (High School)
1937-38 Weequahic High School - Newark (High School)
1939-40 Panzer College (College)
1940-41 Panzer College (College)
1941-42 Panzer College (College)
1942-43 New York Jewels (ABL)
1942-43 Harrisburg Senators (ABL)
1946-47 Newark Bobcats (ABL)
1946-47 Troy Whirlwinds (NYSL)

Masin, a star athlete in Newark and a World War 2 veteran, was the inspiration for one of the primary characters in Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "American Pastoral." He later worked as a liquor salesman in New Jersey.

Source:
The Dispatch (Moline, IL), September 14, 2005

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/swede-masin/