Friday, May 4, 2018

1946-47 Jersey City Atoms (ABL)

Coach Lenny Burns
1946-47 JERSEY CITY ATOMS
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (II)
Northern Division
14-22 .389, 2nd place
First Round: Lost to Philadelphia, 2-1

Atoms coach Lenny Burns resigned on January 2, 1947, due to his conflicts with his other as athletic director at West New York High School in New Jersey. Moe Longo, who was the club's general manager, took over until they hired Paulie Adamo to lead the rest of the way.


Head coaches:
  • Lenny Burns (c. 1911 - ????) 6-11
  • Moe Longo (April 26, 1920 - November 27, 2004) 2-3
  • Paul Adamo (January 11, 1907 - February 29, 1972) 9-12

PLAYERS: 
  • George Babich (December 3, 1920 - February 14, 1981)
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  • Tom Baer (May 6, 1918 - December 15, 1998
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  • John Borneman (August 22, 1921 - September 29, 1981)
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  • Bill Bornheimer (November 25, 1921 - July 2, 1989)
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  • Dan Christie (November 19, 1920 - June 15, 1989)
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  • Bobby Dorn (June 21, 1920 - December 27, 1979)
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  • Hal Dorn (b. October 24, 1923)
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  • Pat Finnegan (September 18, 1921 - March 23, 2001)
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  • Bernie Fliegel (May 13, 1918 - December 3, 2009)
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  • Mel Ginzburg (November 30, 1920 - December 17, 2009)
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  • Jerry Kelly (June 14, 1918 - July 23, 1996)
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  • Roy Leenig (August 22, 1920 - November 8, 1982)
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  • Bobby Lewis (April 28, 1918 - July 2, 2022)
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  • Frank Licitra (May 7, 1920 - May 29, 1986)
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  • Artie Lockheed (March 4, 1921 - November 22, 2014)
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  • Herm Maack (April 16, 1917 - May 5, 2007)
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  • John Marty  
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  • Vinny Michaels (b. 1920 or 1921)
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  • Palmeri 
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  • Bernie Rutledge (October 1, 1923 - April 20, 1954)
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  • Charley Schmidli (August 20, 1920 - April 4, 1985)
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  • Lou Simon (February 13, 1916 - December 1973)
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  • George Syby (November 26, 1915 - December 27, 2000)
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  • Nat Volpe (May 15, 1916 - September 8, 1997)
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  • Van Der Linden 
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