Chubby Sherman

Sol "Chubby" Sherman


Born:
April 11, 1919 ??


Died:




Career
1936-37 Seward Park High School (High School)
1937-38 Seward Park High School (High School)
NYU (College)
1939-40 93rd Street YMHA - New York, NY (Independent)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1945-46 Trenton Tigers (ABL)

From New York City, Sherman played baseball and basketball at Seward Park High School.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/chubby-sherman/

Merrill

Merrill


Born:



Died:




Career
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)

Listed as having playerd. Haven't found his boxscore yet, but there are many New York boxes I don't have.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/merrill-2/

Tom Gorman

Thomas David Gorman


Born:
March 16, 1919
New York, NY

Died:
August 11, 1986
Closter, NJ


Career
1935-36 Power Memorial High School - New York (High School)
1936-37 Power Memorial High School - New York (High School)
1940-41 Johnstown (NYSL)
1940-41 Cohoes (NYSL)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1945-46 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1945-46 Carbondale (PSL)
1946-47 Carbondale (PSL)
1946-47 Brookyn-Bayonne (NYNJ)
1946-47 Allentown Rockets (EPBL)
1946-47 Pottsville Pros (EPBL)
1947-48 Hazelton Mountaineers (EPBL)
1947-48 Glens Falls Commodores (NYSL)
1948-49 Glens Falls Commodores (NYSL)

A star baseball and basketball player in high school, Gorman was signed by the New York Giants after graduating. After winning 14 games for the Giant's class-D team in Blytheville, Arkansas in 1938, he was brought up to the Giants in 1939. He would pitch four games before being sent down again. He would start playing basketball semi-professionally before World War 2 intervened. After serving in the Army mainly in Northern Africa, he returned home and played basketball around the NorthEast. Playing in just one game (December 2, 1944) for the New York Westchesters of the American Basketball League, Gorman would suffer a quick mental lapse and put a defensive rebound into the Philadelphia SPHA's basket, thus giving him two point for the opposition. It was his only two points of the game, and he scored for the opposition.

It was suggested by a friend that he become an umpire for local baseball teams, and this began a very long and successful career on the baseball diamond. He would eventually ump minor league games before his contract was purchased by the Nartional League. He spent 25 years as an arbiter before retiring from the game in 1976.

Gorman and his wife, Margaret, had three sons and a daughter. Margaret died in 1968, and Gorman remarried in 1986 but was dead of a heart attack months later.


MLB Stats
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gormato01.shtml

Source:
SABR

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/tom-gorman/

Abe Gerchick

Abraham Benjamin Gerchick


Born:
October 22, 1918
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
January 13, 1999
Fort Lauderdale, FL


Career
1933-34 Tilden High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1934-35 Tilden High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1935-36 Tilden High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1938-39 Brooklyn College (College)
1939-40 Brooklyn College (College)
1941-42 Tilden All-Stars (AAU)
1942-43 Long Island Brewsters (AAU)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Gerchick was a catcher on the Tilden and Brooklyn College baseball teams as well as a basketball player. He would go on to work in advertising, and died in 199 at the age of 80.

He and his wife had two daughters.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/abe-gerchick/

Zeppy Feiter

Joseph J. "Zeppy" Feiter


Born:
October 26, 1914
Passaic, NJ

Died:
August 16, 2006
Holmdel, NJ


Career
1938-39 Binghamton (NYPA)
1939-40 Binghamton (NYSL)
1939-40 Passaic Independents (Independent)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1944-45 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1944-45 Paterson Crescents (ABL)

Feiter worked for many years in the City of Clifton (NJ) Recreation Department.

He married Josephine Dabal and they had two sons and a daughter.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/zeppy-feiter/

Criss

Criss


Born:



Died:




Career
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)

Supposedly appeared in one game with the Westchesters

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/criss/

Tony Bodego

Anthony Bernard Bodego


Born:
January 16, 1922
Greenfield, MA

Died:
November 15, 2001
Homosassa Beach, FL


Career
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1944-45 Hartford Nutmegs (Independent)
1945-46 New York Gothams (ABL)
1945-46 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1945-46 Brooklyn Visitations (Independent)

Born in Massachusetts, Bodego grew up in Elizabeth, new Jersey, and would serve in the Marines during World War 2. He played a couple years of pro basketball and would later work for Aniline Film Corporation and Linden Chlorine Products, both of New Jersey. He retired in 1988 and moved to Florida, where he died in 2001.

He and his wife, Lois, were married in 1969.

Source:
Tampa Bay Times, November 17, 2001

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/tony-bodego/

1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)

1944-45 NEW YORK WESTCHESTERS
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (II)
11-15 .423, 5th place

The team started playing in White Plains, New York, but moved to Brooklyn on January 20, 1945.

• Head Coach:  Honey Russell (May 31, 1902 - November 15, 1973) Also played. See below

PLAYERS: 

• Hook Andersen (April 8, 1912 - September 23, 1975)

Biography  

• Julie Bender (April 2, 1914 - January 13, 1982)

Biography 

• Tony Bodego (January 16, 1922 - November 15, 2001)

Biography 

• Howie Bollerman (June 9, 1907 - August 15, 1966)

Biography 

• Tommy Byrnes (February 19, 1923 - January 9, 1981)

Biography

• Lee Craddock (December 22, 1917 - October 26, 1989)

Biography 

• Criss 

Biography 

• Bob Davies (January 15, 1920 - April 22, 1990)

Biography

• Zeppy Feiter (October 26, 1914 - August 16, 2006)

Biography
 

• Warren Fenley (February 8, 1922 - January 18, 2009)

Biography

• Bob Fitzgerald (March 14, 1923 - July 23, 1983)

Biography

• Dick Fitzgerald (November 18, 1920 - April 13, 1968)

Biography

• Abe Gerchick (October 22, 1918 - January 13, 1999)

Biography

• Tom Gorman (March 16, 1919 - August 11, 1986)

Biography
 

• Sonny Hertzberg (July 29, 1922 - July 25, 2005)

Biography

• Mike McCarron (March 2, 1922 - October 2, 1991)

Biography

• Merrill  

Biography

• John O'Brien (July 25, 1916 - June 18, 1994)

Biography

• Honey Russell (May 31, 1902 - November 15, 1973)

Biography

• Allie Schuckman (November 25, 1907 - April 29, 1982)

Biography

• Chubby Sherman 

Biography 

• Lou Spindell (December 16, 1908 - December 3, 1997)

Biography

• Red Wallace (July 12, 1918 - July 7, 1977)

Biography

Lee Craddock

Levi Cranford Craddock


Born:
December 22, 1917
Van Zandt County, TX

Died:
October 26, 1989
Baytown, TX


Career
1937-38 Rice University (College)
1938-39 Rice University (College)
1939-40 Rice University (College)
1943-44 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1943-44 Brooklyn Eagles (Independent)
1943-44 Detroit Eagles (Independent)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1944-45 Hartford Pros (Independent)


Born to John and Lester Craddock. Levi was a star player at Rice before serving in the U.S. Army during World War 2. He would play some pro basketball out east before returning to Texas.

Craddock was married to Helen Eads (1923-1979)

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/lee-craddock/

Allie Schuckman

Albert Schuckman


Born:
November 25, 1907
New York, NY

Died:
April 29, 1982
Miami, FL


Career
1926-27 Thomas Jefferson High School - Brooklyn (High School)
1927-28 St.John’s University (College) Freshmen
1928-29 St.John’s University (College)
1929-30 St.John’s University (College)
1930-31 St.John’s University (College)
1931-32 Brooklyn Jewels (MBL)
1932-33 Brooklyn Jewels (MBL)
1932-33 Bridgeton Gems (EBL)
1933-34 Brooklyn Jewels (ABL)
1933-34 Tunkhannock (PSL)
1934-35 New York Jewels (ABL)
1934-35 Tunkhannock (PSL)
1935-36 New York Jewels (ABL)
1935-36 Wilkes-Barre (PSL)
1936-37 New York Jewels (ABL)
1936-37 Hazleton/Tunkhannock (PSL)
1937-38 Kingston Colonials (ABL)
1937-38 New York Jewels (ABL)
1937-38 Tunkhannock (NYPA)
1937-38 Hazleton (NYPA)
1937-38 Wilkes-Barre Barons (NYPA)
1938-39 New York Jewels (ABL)
1938-39 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL) Head coach / player
1939-40 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL) Head coach / player
1939-40 Baltimore Clippers (ABL)
1940-41 Baltimore Clippers (ABL)
1940-41 New York Jewels (ABL)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)

From Brooklyn, Schuckman graduated from Jefferson HS and was enrolled in LIU, but quickly transferred to St. John's when he saw what coach Buck Freeman has putting together there. The "Wonder Five," as the St. John's squad was called, became the first collegiate super-team, and as first-year players, the freshmen team went 18-4. (At this time, freshmen were not allowed to play on the varsity team at college.) In the three seasons that followed, the Wonder Five went 23-2, 24-1 and 21-1. Because of these team's greatness, basketball had found immense popularity in New York and the city would be the cultural center of the sport for decades to come.

After graduating in 1931, the St. John's team decided to stay together, and form their own pro unit, the Brooklyn Jewels. Eventually, the team would join the revamped ABL and would be a mainstay throughout the 1930's. As the team began to break apart, Schuckman, who would also turn in duty for many other teams concurrently, would find his way to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was named head coach in December of 1938, finishing the season as player / coach. This duty carried through the beginning of the 1939-40 season for being relieved of duty and sent to the Clippers. By the end of 1940-41, Allie retired as a player, although he was coaxed back onto the court in 1944 with the New York Westchesters when the war depleted the talent pool. He served briefly in the military during the war prior to his time with the Westchesters.

Source:
Jews In Sports

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/allie-schuckman/

Honey Russell

John David "Honey" Russell


Born:
May 31, 1902
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
November 15, 1973
Livingston, NJ


Career
1920-21 Plymouth Shawnees (PSL)
1920-21 Easthampton Hampers (IL)
1921-22 Brooklyn Pros (MBL)
1921-22 Mohawk Indians (NYSL)
1921-22 Albany Senators (NYSL)
1921-22 Easthampton Hampers (IL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Pros (MBL)
1922-23 Albany Senators (NYSL)
1922-23 Northampton Hampers (IL)
1923-24 Yonkers Leaguers (MBL)
1923-24 Cleveland Rosenblooms (Independent)
1924-25 Cleveland Rosenblooms (Independent)
1924-25 NY Original Celtics (Independent)
1925-26 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1925-26 Lou Gehrig All Stars (Independent)
1926-27 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1926-27 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1927-28 Chicago Bruins (ABL) Head coach / player
1928-29 Chicago Chicago Bruins (ABL) Head coach / player
1928-29 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1929-30 Chicago Bruins (ABL) Head coach / player
1930-31 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1930-31 Bridgeton Moose (TSL)
1930-31 Carbondale (PSL)
1931-32 Bridgeton (EBL)
1931-32 Brooklyn Americans (Independent)
1932-33 Trenton Bengals (EBL)
1932-33 Brooklyn Americans (MBL)
1932-33 Brooklyn Jewels (MBL)
1932-33 Dunmore (PSL)
1933-34 Trenton Moose (ABL)
1933-34 Dunmore (PSL)
1934-35 Newark/New Britain Mules (ABL) Head coach / player
1934-35 Nanticoke (PSL)
1934-35 Freeland (PSL)
1934-35 Albany (NYSL) Head coach / player
1935-36 New York Jewels (ABL)
1935-36 Freeland (PSL)
1936-37 New York Jewels (ABL) Head coach / player
1936-37 Hazleton (PSL)
1936-37 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1937-38 New York Jewels (ABL)
1937-38 Allentown (TCL)
1937-38 Wilkes-Barre (NYPA)
1937-38 New York Hokoahs (Independent)
1937-38 New York Kate Smith Celtics (ABL) Head coach
1937-38 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1938-39 New York Jewels (ABL)
1938-39 Allentown-Hamburg (TCL)
1938-39 Tunkhannock (NYPA)
1938-39 New York Yankees (Independent)
1938-39 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1939-40 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL) Head coach / player
1939-40 Hamburg (TCL)
1939-40 New York Yankees (Independent)
1939-40 Washington Brewers (Indepedent)
1939-40 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1940-41 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1941-42 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1942-43 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1942-43 Wilmington Clippers (Indepedent)
1942-43 Camden / Brooklyn Indians (ABL) Head coach / player
1943-44 Brooklyn Indians (ABL) Head coach / player
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL) Head coach / player
1944-45 Jersey Reds (Independent)
1945-46 Trenton (ABL) Head coach
1946-47 Boston Celtics (BAA) Head coach
1947-48 Boston Celtics (BAA) Head coach
1948-49 Schenectady Packers (NYSL) Head coach
1949-50 Schenectady Packers (ABL) Head coach
1949-50 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1950-51 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1951-52 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1952-53 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1953-54 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1954-55 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1955-56 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1956-57 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1957-58 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1958-59 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach
1959-60 Seton Hall University (College) Head coach


NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1964

Russell was a long time basketball player and then coach. Playing at some point in almost every league in the East, he found himself in the ABL with Cleveland in 1925, and in a couple years later after joining the Chicago Bruins, became the head coach as well as a player. Hopping to various outfits, he took the head coaching job at Seton Hall in 1936, and in the next few seasons would lead the school to prominence, including a record 41-game winning streak in 1941. The school disbanded its athletic program during World War 2, and Russell became the first coach of the Boston Celtics in the new BAA. He returned to Seton Hall when the school brought the program back, and he stayed there until 1960. He would work for many years as a baseball scout, finding players like Joe Torre.

Honey was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964, and died following a short illness in 1973.

He and his wife, Charlotte, had two daughters and one son.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Honey-Russell/

Red Wallace

Michael John "Red" Wallace

Born:
July 12, 1918
Simpson, PA

Died:
July 7, 1977
Pennsylvania


Career
1934-35 Fells Township High School - Simpson, PA (High School)
1935-36 Fells Township High School - Simpson, PA (High School)
1936-37 Fells Township High School - Simpson, PA (High School)
1937-38 Keystone College - Pennsylvania (College)
1938-39 Keystone College - Pennsylvania (College)
1939-40 University of Scranton (College)
1940-41 University of Scranton (College)
1941-42 New London Electric Boat Diesels (CSL)
1942-43 New London Electric Boat Diesels (CSL)
1943-44 Hartford Villanovas (Independent)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1944-45 Hartford Pros (Independent)
1944-45 Newark CO2's (Independent) 
1946-47 Boston Celtics (BAA)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1947-48 Scranton Miners (ABL) Head coach / player
1947-48 Carbondale (PSL)
1947-48 Utica Olympics (NYSL)
1947-48 Sunbury Mercuries (EPBL)
1948-49 Scranton Miners (ABL)
1948-49 Utica Olympics (NYSL)
1948-49 Schenectady Packers (NYSL)
1949-50 Schenectady Packers (ABL)
1949-50 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1950-51 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1951-52 Carbondale Aces (ABL) Head coach / player
1951-52 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL)
1952-53 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL)
1954-55 Wilkes-Barre Barons (EBL)
1955-56 Wilkes-Barre Barons (EBL)
1956-57 Wilkes-Barre Barons (EBL)  
1956-57 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1956-57 Wilkes-Barre Barons (EBL) Head coach
1957-58 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1958-59 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1959-60 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1960-61 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1961-62 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1962-63 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1963-64 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1964-65 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1965-66 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1966-67 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1967-68 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1968-69 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1969-70 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1970-71 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1971-72 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1972-73 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1973-74 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1974-75 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1975-76 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1976-77 Elk Lake High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach

Wallace went to college at Keystone JC for two years before heading to the University of Scranton to finish. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War 2 and returned to the pro game afterwards. He began to switch over to coaching, leading the Scranton Miners (not sure what years) and the Barons. Eventually he took the head coaching job at Elk Lake HS, and had two state titles there.

Just three months after leading Elk Lake to their second state title in March of 1977, Wallace died of cancer.

He had at least one son (Jim) and one daughter (JoEllen).

Source:



Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wallare01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=wallare01

Mike McCarron

Michael Thomas McCarron


Born:
March 2, 1922
New York, NY

Died:
October 2, 1991



Career
Newtown High School - Elmhurst, NY (High School)
1941-42 Seton Hall University (College) Freshmen
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1945-46 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1947-48 Atlanta Crackers (PBLA)
1947-48 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1947-48 Twin Cities Celtics (NYSL)
1947-48 Mohawk Redskins (NYSL)
1947-48 Danbury Fedoras (EBL-Ct)
1948-49 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1948-49 Schenectady Packers (NYSL)
1949-50 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)
1949-50 St. Louis Bombers (NBA)
1949-50 Schenectady Packers (ABL)
1949-50 Meriden Sons of Italy (EBL-Ct)
1950-51 Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols (ABL)
1950-51 Bristol Tramps (EBL-Ct)
1951-52 Elmira Colonels  (ABL)

Served in the army during World War 2.

Mike was married to Sonia.

Source:


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mccarmi01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mccarmi01

Dick Fitzgerald

Richard Fitzgerald


Born:
November 18, 1920
Queens, NY

Died:
April 13, 1968



Career
Newtown High School - New York ?? (High School)
1941-42 Forham University (College)
1942-43 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1942-43 Wilmington Clippers (Independent)
1943-44 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1944-45 New York Weschesters (ABL) 
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA) Player / Head coach
1947-48 Providence Steamrollers (BAA)
1947-48 Twin Cities Celtics (NYSL)
1947-48 Mohawk Redskins (NYSL)
1948-49 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL)

Brother of fellow pro player Bob Fitzgerald.

Born to Richard and Emma Fitzgerald, From Queens, Dick went to Fordham and then into the military. He played professionally in the ABL until joining the Toronto Huskies in the BAA. When head coach and player Ed Sadowski quit the team, Lew Hayman coached a game before Fitzgerald took over on an interim basis. The Huskies won two of the three games Fitzgerald coached, before former Major League Baseball player Red Rolfe was named the head coach, which he held for the remainder of the season.

Fitzgerald died at the young age of 47, but I cannot find the circumstances behind this premature death.

Source:


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fitzgdi01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=fitzgdi01

Warren Fenley

William Warren "Mick" Fenley


Born:
February 8, 1922
Port Richmond, NJ

Died:
January 18, 2009
Toms River, NJ


Career
Port Richmond High School - Staten Island, NY (High School)
1941-42 Manhattan University (College)
1942-43 Manhattan University (College)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1946-47 Brooklyn Gothams (ABL)
1946-47 Boston Celtics (BAA)
1947-48 Brooklyn Gothams (ABL)
1949-50 Waterbury Coppers (EBL-Ct)
1949-50 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
Moore Catholic High School - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Monsignor Farrell High School - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Monsignor Farrell High School - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Monsignor Farrell High School - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Monsignor Farrell High School - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Monsignor Farrell High School - New Jersey (High School) Head coach


Served with the USMC during World War 2.
After his playing days, he became a policeman in Manhattan, eventually being promoted to sergeant.

He married Anne Gillis (1923-2009) in 1947 and had two sons.








Source:
http://www.silive.com/columnists/index.ssf?/base/opinion/123278310828280.xml&coll=1
https://jasperjottings-daily.com/2009/01/20/jobit-fenley-w-warren-mick-mc/
Asbury Park Press, November 20, 1996

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fenlewa01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=fenlewa01

Tommy Byrnes

Thomas Patrick Byrnes
(sometimes listed at Thomas Linus Byrnes)


Born:
February 19, 1923
New York, NY

Died:
January 9, 1981



Career
DeWitt Clinton - Bronx, NY (High School)
1942-43 Seton Hall University (College)
1943-44 Amarillo Army Airfield (military)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1944-45 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1945-46 New York Athletic Club (Independent)
1946-47 New York Knicks (BAA)
1947-48 New York Knicks (BAA)
1948-49 New York Knicks (BAA)
1948-49 Indianapolis Jets (BAA)
1949-50 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)
1950-51 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)
1950-51 Washington Capitols (NBA)
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1951-52 Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols (ABL)
1953-54 New Britain (ECBL)

Byrnes served in the U.S. Army during World War 2.

Source:


Stats:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/byrneto01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=byrneto01

Jack O'Brien

John Jeremiah "Jack" O'Brien, Jr.


Born:
July 25, 1916
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
June 18, 1994
Windsor, CT


Career
1931-32 St. John's Prep - Brooklyn (High School)
1932-33 St. John's Prep - Brooklyn (High School)
1933-34 St. John's Prep - Brooklyn (High School)
1935-36 Columbia University (College)
1936-37 Columbia University (College)
1937-38 Columbia University (College)
1938-39 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1939-40 Baltimore Clippers (ABL)
1940-41 Baltimore Clippers (ABL)
1940-41 Troy (NYSL)
1941-42 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL)
1941-42 Pittsfield (NYSL)
1941-42 Schuykill Haven (TCL)
1941-42 Bridgeport Newfields (CSL)
1944-45 Paterson Crescents / Washington Capitols (ABL)
1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1945-46 Dunmore - Scranton (CSL)
1945-46 Hartford Pros (NEBL) Player / coach
1946-47 Hartford Pros (NEBL) Player / coach
1947-48 Hartford Pros (NEBL) Player / coach
1947-48 Wallingford Veterans (EBL-Ct)
1947-48 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL) - Player / coach
1948-49 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL) - Player / coach
1949-50 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL) - Player / coach 

Born in Brooklyn to John and Celia O'Brien. He attended St John's Prep before heading to Columbia, where "Columbia Jack" would lead the Ivy League in scoring on the court. His father, John O'Brien Sr, was a founder of the ABL, and he joined the league after graduation. He enjoyed a long stint in the ABL, with a quick stop for Goodyear in the NBL before heading back east where he wound up a player/coach. After his playing days, we remained competitive in recreational sporting activities, and also officiated games in the NBA for years. O'Brien worked as a plant manager at ARGO in Berlin, Connecticut, as well as personnel director at Sitex Corporation in Hartford. A long-time resident of Windsor, CT, he was heavily involved in youth athletics in town and the high school football stadium was named for  him after his passing.
He married Lynn Harris (1921-2014) in 1948 and they had five sons, William, John, Michael, Jerry, and K.C., and a daughter, Charron Russo.


Sources:
Obituary
Hartford Courant, September 6, 1994
Columbia Athletics

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/o/obriejo01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=obrieja01