1947-48 Zanesville Pioneers (AABL)

1947-48 ZANESVILLE PIONEERS
ALL-AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Finished: 6-15 .286, 6th place

Zanesville managed to claw their way out to a 5-5 start, but then hit the skids, dropping ten of 11 to finish in a distant last place.

Head Coach:

• Manny Hyatt (December 17, 1916 - December 10, 1986) Also played. See below

PLAYERS:

• Harold Augsberger (March 27, 1920 - April 23, 2006)

• Bill Cope (October 24, 1923 - March 21, 2014)

• Bill Feeney (February 7, 1924 - January 31, 1990)

• Whitey Fowle (September 30, 1914 - June 1, 1998)

• Manny Hyatt (December 17, 1916 - December 10, 1986)

• Ed Janicki (November 4, 1918 - July 10, 2011)

• Roger Jorgenson (September 2, 1920 - October 3, 2010)

• John Kolodziek (January 24, 1926 - May 12, 1969)

• Hap Smith (November 12, 1924 - c. 2015-16)

• Ed Strall (January 1, 1919 - October 29, 1996)

• Straw  

• Kenny Walters (April 29, 1922 - February 13, 1992)

• Bill Ziemer (May 8, 1923 - May 22, 2015)

(I know you might think Straw is probably a typo for Strall, but they both played in the Feb 1, 1948 game)