Friday, August 10, 2018

Howard Sanders

John Howard "Howdy" Sanders


Born:
October 27, 1923
Springfield, MO

Died:
February 5, 2017
St. Louis, MO ??


Career
1939-40 Maplewood - Richmond Heights High School - Missouri (High School)
1940-41 Maplewood - Richmond Heights High School - Missouri (High School)
1946-47 Miami University - Ohio (College)
1947-48 Miami University - Ohio (College)
1948-49 Scranton Miners (ABL)
1948-49 Williamsport Billies (EPBL)

After graduating from High School in Missouri, Sanders entered the USMC to serve during World War 2. He would go to school and play basketball at Miami University in Miami, and played one year of basketball with the Scranton Miners in the ABL. "Howdy" returned to Maplewood where he taught and coached until retiring in 1987.

He married Shirley Peterson and they had one son and one daughter.

Source:
MRH News, September 22, 2017


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