1939-40 Danbury Guards (CSL)

1939-40 DANBURY GUARDS
CONNECTICUT STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE
1st Half: 5-3, .625, t-3rd place
2nd Half: 6-2, .750, t-1st place
Lost in Round Robin 2nd Half Tie-breaker

The defending champions, Danbury, started the first half on a high-note, and after 6 games were 5-1 and in the hunt. Unfortunately, they would drop the last two games of the half to Bridgeport and Meriden. 

They would play strong in the second half, finishing 6-2 and part of the three-way tie for first place. The Guards would eventually lose the round-robin.

Head Coach:

• Dr. Edward Fisher (September 27, 1904 - June 11, 1976)

PLAYERS:

Doc Milvid

Reg(?) Ketcham  

Jack McGuirk (November 8, 1915 - February 13, 1996)

Jim McNally (March 19, 1913 - May 11, 1979)

Tidy Millen (January 5, 1913 - March 4, 1983)

Doc Milvid (September 5, 1916 - May 10, 1990)

Joe Polcha (February 24, 1917 - March 27, 1959

Ken Ritchel (August 28, 1914 - October 1, 1988)

Norm Ritchel (January 28, 1919 - March 9, 1971)

Eddie Sadlon (February 5, 1920 - December 16, 1993)

Dutch Seifert (October 9, 1919 - August 13, 2012)

Dick Tuckey (September 29, 1913 - December 25, 1974)

Nat Volpe (May 15, 1916 - September 8, 1997)

Stan Wilson (September 6, 1917 - February 6, 1995)