Tony Orlando

Anthony John Orlando


Born:
June 10, 1923
New York, NY

Died:
October 9, 1997
Woodcliff, NJ


Career
1939-40 Peter Stuyvesant High School - New York City (High School)
1940-41 Peter Stuyvesant High School - New York City (High School)
1941-42 Hoftsra University (College)
1943-44 Great Lakes (Military)
1944-45 RPI (College)
1945-46 RPI (College)
1946-47 RPI (College)
1946-47 Troy Celtics (ABL)
1946-47 Troy Celtics (NYSL)
1947-48 Cohoes Mastadons (NYSL)
1948-49 Saratoga Indians (NYSL)
1948-49 Sullivan Post (Independent)

5'11 170

Listed as Anthony J. Orlando from NYC. Tricky mainly because there was an Anthony J. Orlando born June 15 1923 who died in 1945. I kept seeing an Anthony J Orlando born June 10, 1923 and just assumed it was a typo in the birthdate. But looking back after  a few years, I found the draft card for the June 10 Anthony J Orlando who was attending Hofstra. Not only a different guy, but the college leads to the positive identification of our player.  Draft card weight and height pretty much matches too.

Source:
Troy Record, November 30, 1946

World War 2 Draft Card

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