1948-49 Altoona Flyers (AABL)

1948-49 ALTOONA FLYERS

ALL-AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Finished: 18-12 .600, 2nd place
Semi-Finals: Lost to Cumberland, 2-1

Altoona had good lineup featuring Dom Asmonga, Mike Bytzura and Bobby Artman. BAA cast-off Moe Becker was released by Altoona on December 21 and he would move on to coach the Pittsburgh team. After a slow 2-4 start, the Flyers rattled off six straight wins and 12 of 15 to make a charge at frontrunning Wheeling. However, after dropping four of five, the Flyers were relegated to remain in second place. They would lose to Cumberland in the league semi-finals, having to forfeit the final game of the series when they could not procure a court to play on.

Moe Becker

Head Coach:

• Walt Miller (July 20, 1915 - January 21, 2001)

PLAYERS:

• Bobby Artman (February 8, 1922 - April 9, 1975)

• Dom Asmonga (February 15, 1928 - January 13, 2014)

• Jim Atkins (August 25, 1924 - March 10, 2012)

• Al Bair (November 25, 1925 - October 8, 2014)

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  John Karpinski

  Jack Barry (November 20, 1922 - July 26, 2011)

• Moe Becker (February 24, 1917 - January 9, 1996)

• Mike Bytzura (June 18, 1922 - January 24, 1989

• Herb Currie (April 23, 1921 - June 18, 2005)

• Joe Cypher (September 5, 1926 - February 22, 1975)

• Red Davies (March 5, 1917 - April 21, 2001)

• Don Graham (August 27, 1925 - April 18, 2009)

• Ed Humeniuk (December 17, 1920 - May 15, 2006)

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

  

  Walt Miller

• John Karpinski (March 5, 1923 - August 7, 2002)

• Jack Kelly (July 9, 1928 - May 28, 1952)

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

• Tom Lytle (October 10, 1927 - January 25, 2005)

• Walt Miller (July 20, 1915 - January 21, 2001)

• Wy Paris (August 5, 1908 - May 21, 2001) 

• George Slava (May 8, 1923 - January 7, 1988)

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

• Fred Wimer (January 16, 1927 - January 5, 1998)

Herb Currie