Frank Vukosic

Frank Raymond Vukosic


Born:
April 8, 1915
Pittsburgh, PA

Died:
May 17, 1989
Huntington Beach, CA


Career
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)

Served in the army during World War 2.




Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/v/vukosfr01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=vukosfr01

Matt Vaniel

Matthew Henry Vaniel


Born:
November 14, 1919
Braddock, PA

Died:
January 1, 1981
East Pittsburgh, PA


Career
Scott High School - North Braddock, PA (High School)
1943-44 Pittsburgh (Independent)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Pittsburgh (Independent)
1946-47 Pittsburgh (Independent)
1948-49 Pittsburgh / McKeesport Merchants (AABL)
1949-50 Washington Gunners / Jewels (AABL)   




He married Isabelle (1922-1994) and they had two sons, Matthews and Raymond.


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/v/vaniema01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=vaniema01

Joe Urso

Joseph John Urso


Born:
September 17, 1916
Sharpsburg, PA

Died:
April 27, 1991
Hamilton, OH


Career
1937-38 Duquesne University (College)
1938-39 Duquesne University (College)
1939-40 Duquesne University (College)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL) - Player / Head coach
1945-46 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1945-46 Youngstown Bears (NBL)
1946-47 Pittsburgh Raiders (Independent)
1947-48 Pittsburgh Raiders (Independent)
1948-49 Pittsburgh / McKeesport Merchants (AABL)  

Urso lettered in basketball and golf at Duquesne. After graduating, he returned to Duquesne to be an assistant coach for the golf team. He took the head coach job for the Pittsburgh Raiders in 1944.
Some places say he also played at Pitt, but he does not appear as one of their letter winners.

He worked at Westinghouse until 1959, when he became an inventory controller at Mosler Safe in Hamilton, Ohio. He died of cancer in 1991.


He married Rose Lanz (1917-1996) on February 20, 1941. They had a daughter and three sons.

Source:
Pittsburgh Press, April 29, 1991


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/u/ursojo01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=ursojo01

Johnny Stevenson

John H. Stevenson


Born:
March 25, 1913
Monessen, PA

Died:
April 1998 
Pennsylvania


Career
1932-33 Monessen Merchants (Independent)
1933-34 Charleroi Books Shoes (Independent)
1934-35 Charleroi Wolf Clothiers (Independent)
1935-36 Charleroi Wolf Clothiers (Independent)
1936-37 Monessen Uptowners (Independent)
1937-38 Monessen Uptowners (Independent)
1938-39 Monessen Uptowners (Independent)
1939-40 Monessen Uptowners (Independent)
1940-41 Monessen Uptowners (Independent)
1941-42 Hagerstown (Independent)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)

1945-46 Pittsburgh Guerrentz Packers (Independent)

1946-47 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)

1947-48 Altoona Edwards / Pitts / Railroaders (AABL)


Listed in many places and John Stephans, but he is almost certainly John Stevenson, a basketball player out of Monessen. He played a lot of basketball in the 1930's and 40's for various teams in Pennsylvania and Maryland.



Source:
Pittsburgh Press, March 1, 1935

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/stephjo01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=stephjo02

Al Schrecker

Albert Louis Schrecker


Born:
July 23, 1917
Pittsburgh, PA

Died:
January 4, 2000
Allison Park, PA


Career
1938-39 Pittsburgh (AAU) 
1942-43 YMHA (Pittsburgh Municipal)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)


Married to Margaret Salzman (1923-2006).


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/schreal01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=schreal01

Jack Scarry

John L. Scarry


Born:
May 29, 1917
Duquesne, PA

Died:
November 22, 1983
Palos Park, IL


Career
1937-38 Duquesne University (College)
1938-39 Duquesne University (College)
1939-40 Duquesne University (College)  
1940-41 Duquesne Koprivers (Independent)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)


A key to indentifying Jack Scarry was his sister Mary's obituary.
http://www.efalumni.org/hall-of-fame/2012/mary_c_scarry.html

Born to Michael J. and Mary A. Scarry in Pennsylvania. He attended Duquesne University and play briefly for the Raiders. He wound up working at Interlake Steel, retiring in 1973 as Vice President.He was a patent holder for a process of hot rolling stainless steel.

Married to Elsie Mae Clark (1920-1952) and Irene Fedorchak (1929-2001). He had two daughters, Kathleen and Kristeen. Jack's brother Mike played in the NFL.

Source:
Pittsburgh Press, November 25, 1983

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/scarrja01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=scarrja01

Joe Proksa

Joseph Paul Proksa, Jr.


Born:
June 30, 1914
Pennsylvania

Died:
October 25, 1999 
Hagerstown, MD


Career
1935-36 Penn State University (College)
1936-37 Penn State University (College)
1937-38 Penn State University (College) 
1939-40 Westinghouse Air Brake Five (semi-pro)
1940-41 Westinghouse Air Brake Five (semi-pro)
1940-41 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1940-41 Duquesne Kopriver (Independent)
1941-42 Cumberland Collegians (Independent)
1941-42 Conono Oilers (Independent professional)
North End (Independent)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1946-47 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL)
1948-49 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL)
1949-50 Coatesville High School - Pennsylvania (High School) Head coach
1962-63 North High School - Hagerstown, MD (High School) Head coach
1963-64 North High School - Hagerstown, MD (High School) Head coach
1964-65 North High School - Hagerstown, MD (High School) Head coach
1965-66 North High School - Hagerstown, MD (High School) Head coach
1966-67 North High School - Hagerstown, MD (High School) Head coach
1967-68 North High School - Hagerstown, MD (High School) Head coach
1968-69 North High School - Hagerstown, MD (High School) Head coach
1969-70 North High School - Hagerstown, MD (High School) Head coach


Born to Joseph and Mary Proksa in 1914. Played often with Fred Crim, Moe Becker, Hank Evanoski and Walt Miller, other Pittsburgh-area basketballers. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War 2.

Married Eleanor Clegg on August 3, 1940.They had a daughter, Pamela (1943-2009), and a son, Joseph

Source
Cumberland Evening Times, August 17, 1962

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/p/proksjo01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=proksjo01

John Novotny

John Robert Novotny


Born:
January 29, 1918
Braddock, PA

Died:
July 14, 2006
Jeannette, PA


Career
1932-33 Braddock High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1933-34 Braddock High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1934-35 Braddock High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1935-36 Braddock High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1939-40 Appalachian State University (College)
1940-41 Appalachian State University (College)
1941-42 Appalachian State University (College) 
1943-44 Pittsburgh Corbetts (Independent)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)


Born to Michael and Elizabeth Novotny in Braddock, he played basketball at Appalachian State before briefly playing for Pittsburgh in the NBL. He worked for 35 years for Westinghouse Electric as an Electrical Tester.

He was married to Stella Grimes (1920-199), and had two sons; John and James.

Obituary:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/n/novotjo01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=novotjo01

Sid Levine

Sidney "Shmulie" Levine


Born:
July 9, 1918
Pittsburgh, PA

Died:
June 10, 1999 
Pittsburgh, PA


Career
Leheney's (Pittsburgh Municipal League)
YMWHA (Pittsburgh Municipal League)
Gurrents Packers (Pittsburgh Municipal League)
1941-42 Argonne (Pittsburgh Municipal League)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)

1945-46 Pittsburgh Guerrentz Packers (Independent)

1948-49 Pittsburgh / McKeesport Merchants (AABL)

McKeesport Big Five (Pittsburgh Municipal League)

Born to Abraham and Hannah Levine, Sidney attended Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh, but could not play basketball due to having to work during the Depression. He played six years in Pittsburgh's municipal league and also played for the Raiders for their only season. Levine was also a skilled softball player in the Pittsburgh area, too. He worked in the Jewish Community Center in Pittsburgh to tutor kids in basketball.

He married Ethel Laibovitz on July 30, 1944, and they had four children.


Special thanks to Beth Goldman at the West Pennsylvania Jewish Sports Hall of Fame for her assistance in identifying Shmulie.

Source:
1985 Western Pennsylvania Jewish Sports Hall of Fame program

http://jccpgh.org/jewish-life-arts-events/jewish-life-arts-eventsjewish-sports-hall-of-fame-western-pa/


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/l/levinsi01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=levinsi01

Paul Kessy

Paul Kescenovitz (Kessy) Jr.


Born:
May 17, 1915
Wisconsin

Died:
January 3, 1971 
Wisconsin


Career
1932-33 Washington High School - Milwaukee (High School)
1936-37 Milwaukee State Teachers College (College)  
1937-38 Milwaukee State Teachers College (College) 
1944-45 Cleveland Allmen Transfers (NBL)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1946-47 Wilmington Bombers (ABL)

Kescenovitz (or Kessy as he was widely known) went to Milwaukee Teachers College (now Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). He split the 1944-45 season professionally with Cleveland and Pittsburgh in the NBL. He was signed by Oshkosh on October 17, 1945, but was released on November 1, prior to the season starting.


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/k/kessypa01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=kessypa01

Nat Hickey

Matthew J. "Nat" Hickey


Born:
January 30, 1902


Died:
September 16, 1979
Johnstown, PA


Career
1921-22 Hoboken St. Joseph's (Independent)
1922-23 Eddie Holly's Majors (Independent)
1922-23 New York Crescents (Independent)
1923-24 Eddie Holly's Majors (Independent)
1924-25 Eddie Holly's Majors (Independent)
1925-26 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1926-27 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1927-28 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1928-29 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1928-29 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1929-30 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1930-31 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1931-32 Original Celtics (Independent)
1932-33 Original Celtics (Independent)
1933-34 Original Celtics (Independent) 
1934-35 Boston Trojans (ABL)
1934-35 Original Celtics (Independent)
1935-36 Original Celtics (Independent)
1936-37 Original Celtics (Independent)
1937-38 Original Celtics (Independent)
1938-39 Original Celtics (Independent)
1939-40 Original Celtics (Independent)
1940-41 Original Celtics (Independent)
1941-42 Original Celtics (Independent) 
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL) - Head Coach / player
1945-46 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) - Head Coach / player
1946-47 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) - Head Coach / player
1947-48 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL) - Head Coach / player
1947-48 Providence Steamrollers (BAA) - Head Coach, played one game
1950-51 Johnstown Clippers (AABL) - Head coach


In 1948, he was named the coach of Providence in the BAA, and struggled to a 4-25 record. He activated himself for one game on January 27, 1948, three days shy of his 46th birthday, and became the oldest person to appear in a BAA.NBA game.

Aside from basketball, Hickey enjoyed a lengthy career in baseball, playing 15 minor league seasons and managing two.

His date of death appeared in the Johnstown Tribune Obituary Index,

Minor League Baseball Stats
http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=hickey001mat

Sources:
Bluefield Daily Telegraph (WV) - April 29, 1937
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat Obituary Index

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/h/hickema01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hickena01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=hickena01

Pierre "Huck" Hartman

Marion Pierre "Huck" Hartman


Born:
October 23, 1920
Salina, PA

Died:
March 25, 1946 
Sharon, PA


Career
New Kensington High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1938-39 Washington & Jefferson (College)
1939-40 Washington & Jefferson (College)
1940-41 Washington & Jefferson (College) 
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Youngstown Bears (NBL)

Hartman played on March 11 against the Chicago American Bears, then took ill with pneumonia and never recovered, dying on March 25. (The Kane Republican from March 26, 1946, says he died "yesterday", indicating the 25th.) His headstone has 1920 listed as his birth year. Tragically, his parents outlived all three of their children, as Pierre's brother Philip died in 1951 at 36 years of age, and brother Hiram died in 1966 at 49.

Hartman is the first active NBL player to die.

Pierre was married to Margaret Florence McHugh in September of 1945.

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/h/hartmpi01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=hartmhu01

George Haines

George Freeman Haines, Jr.


Born:
August 2, 1921
Tonawanda, NY

Died:
January 14, 2018
Bethlehem, PA


Career
1939-40 Bucknell University (College) Freshmen
1940-41 Bucknell University (College)
1941-42 Bucknell University (College)
1942-43 Bucknell University (College) 
1943-44 Mellon Institute - Pittsburgh (Independent)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Pittsburgh Guerrentz Packers (Independent)
1946-47 Pittsburgh Leheny (Independent)

Son of notable Pennsylvania pastor George (b. 1891) and Bertha (Burns) Haines. George Sr. also went to Bucknell, graduating in 1913. The Haines Family moved to Wyoming, PA, in 1929. In 1943, he graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering and later earned a Masters Degree at Pitt. He worked at the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research before joining Bethlehem Steel in 1960. He worked there until retiring in 1982.


George married LaVerne Frances (1925-2005) in March of 1952. The had a son and a daughter.

Source:
Obituary

LaVerne's Obit




Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/h/hainege01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=hainege01
https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/george-haines/

Hank Evans

Henry George Evans (Evanoski)


Born:
December 6, 1914
Stoneboro, PA

Died:
January 1, 2000 
Hermitage, PA


Career
Sharon High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1934-35 McKeesport Willigs (Independent)
1935-36 Wilmerding YMCA (Independent)
1936-37 Wilmerding YMCA (Independent)
1937-38 Westinghouse Air Brake Five (Independent)
1939-40 Westinghouse Air Brake Five (Independent)
1939-40 McKeesport Big Five (Independent)
1940-41 McKeesport Big Five (Independent)
1941-42 Hagerstown Conoco Oilers (Independent)
1941-42 Cumberland Collegians (Independent)
1943-44 Pittsburgh Corbetts (Independent) 
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Pittsburgh Raiders (Independent)

Hank Evans was a starter for the Raiders that season. An article in 1941 puts him on the Pittsburgh tournament team in 1941, along with Joe Proska. Proska was a teammate of his on the Raiders, so it makes sense that they would play for the Raiders. I found a man named Henry G. Evans, who is from Sharon, Pennsylvania, who, like Proska, was born in 1914. According to the article I read, before Evans became a player in the steel industry, he was a basketball star at Sharon HS. His height in the article is only off an inch from the biographical listing.



Article from the Uniontown Morning Herald refers to him as "Hank Evanoski" from "Westinghouse Airbrake"



Sources:
Article on Henry G. Evans
Henry G's Wife's Obit
Cumberland Evening Times, November 25, 1941
Uniontown Morning Herald, Feb 9, 1939

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/e/evansha01n.html
www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=evansha01

Freddie Crum

Frederick William Crum


Born:
December 3, 1912
Pittsburgh, PA

Died:
July 11, 1987 
Pittsburgh, PA


Career
1930-31 Schenley High School - (High School)
1931-32 Pittsburgh (AAU)
1932-33 Pittsburgh (AAU)
1933-34 McKeesport Willigs (Independent)
1934-35 Pittsburgh Willigs (Independent)
1934-35 Wilmerding YMCA (Independent)
1935-36 Wilmerding YMCA (Independent)
1935-36 Pittsburgh Preps (Independent)
1936-37 Wilmerding YMCA (Independent)
1937-38 Westinghouse Air Brake Five (Independent)
1938-39 Hyatt Big Five (Independent)
1938-39 McKeesport Big Five (Independent)
1939-40 Cardon Big Five (Independent)
1939-40 Westinghouse Air Brake Five (Independent) - Head coach / player
1940-41 McKeesport Big Five (Independent)
1940-41 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1941-42 Hagerstown Conoco Oilers (Independent)
1941-42 Cumberland Collegians (Independent)
1943-44 Pittsburgh Corbetts (Independent) 
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Pittsburgh Raiders (Independent)
1946-47 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1946-47 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1947-48 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1948-49 Pittsburgh / McKeesport Pirates / Merchants (AABL) Head coach / player

Crum was a very popular and skilled player in Pennsylvania in the 1930's. He was an alternate for the 1936 US Olympic Basketball Team. I didn't find a heck of a lot about him after the 1940's.


Married to Violet Stratton (d. 1971). 



Source:
Cumberland Evening Times, November 25, 1941
Grave

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/c/crumfr01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=crumfr01

Ralph Churchfield

Ralph Lester Churchfield


Born:
January 1, 1918
East McKeesport, PA

Died:
October 7, 1995
North Versailles, PA


Career
1932-33 East McKeesport High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1933-34 East McKeesport High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1934-35 East McKeesport High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1935-36 Washington & Jefferson (College) Freshmen

Switchgear (Independent)
1944-45 Westinghouse AA (Independent)

1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1946-47 Pittsburgh Pirates (Independent)
1946-47 Donora Pirates (Independent) - Head Coach
1948-49 St. Thomas HS - Pennsylvania (High School)
1949-50 St. Thomas HS - Pennsylvania (High School)
1950-51 St. Thomas HS - Pennsylvania (High School)
1951-52 St. Thomas HS - Pennsylvania (High School)



Ralph was married to Martha Merkovsky and later was married to Marjory Mihalco. He had two daughters and four sons. He died of a heart attack in 1995.


Sources:
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
Daily Courier, March 4, 1935
Daily Republican, January 13, 1936
Pittsburgh Press, March 10, 1935
Pittsburgh Press, January 30, 1945
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 9, 1995


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/c/churcra01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=churcra01

1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)

1944-45 PITTSBURGH RAIDERS
NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division 
Finished: 7-23 .233, 3rd place

Western Division Playoff - Lost to Fort Wayne, 2-0

• Head Coach: Joe Urso (September 17, 1916 - April 27, 1991) Also played, see below

PLAYERS:

• Irving Brenner (May 31, 1913 - January 20, 1991)

Biography

• Ralph Churchfield (January 1, 1918 - October 7, 1995)

Biography

• Fred Crum (December 3, 1912 - July 11, 1987)

Biography

• Hank Evans (December 6, 1914 - January 1, 2000)

Biography

• George Haines (August 2, 1921 - January 14, 2018)
  

Biography

• Huck Hartman (October 23, 1920 - March 25, 1946)

Biography

• Nat Hickey (January 30, 1902 - September 16, 1979)

Biography

• Paul Kessy (May 17, 1915 - January 3, 1971)

Biography

• Pete Lalich (June 23, 1920 - February 1, 2008)

Biography

• Sid Levine (July 9, 1918 - June 10, 1999)

Biography

• Robert Neu (June 28, 1917 - February 7, 1971)

Biography

• John Novotny (January 29, 1918 - July 14, 2006)

Biography

• Joe Proksa (June 30, 1914 - October 25, 1999)

Biography

• Jack Scarry (May 29, 1917 - November 33, 1983)

Biography

• Al Schrecker (July 23, 1917 - January 4, 2000)

Biography

• Johnny Stevenson  (March 25, 1913 - April 1998)

Biography

• Joe Urso (September 17, 1916 - April 27, 1991)

Biography

• Matt Vaniel (November 14, 1919 - January 1, 1981)

Biography

• Frank Vukosic (April 8, 1915 - May 17, 1989)

Biography

Pete Lalich

Peter Todd Lalich


Born:
June 23, 1920
Lorain, OH

Died:
February 1, 2008
Spring Hill, FL


Career
East Tech High School - Cleveland (High School)
1941-42 Ohio University (College)
1942-43 Cleveland White Motors (Independent)
1942-43 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1943-44 Cleveland Chase Brassmen (NBL)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Youngstown Bears (NBL) 
1946-47 Cleveland Rebels (BAA)

Brother of Nick Lalich.

Born to Yugoslavian immigrants, Lalich was a standout basketball player at East Tech in Cleveland before heading off to Ohio U. He played professionally for five seasons before quitting. He became a manager with Western Southern Life Insurance. He retired to Florida, where he lived the remainder of his life.
Lalich died of kidney failure in 2008.
He married Alyce and they had two sons, Peter and Todd. His grandson, also named Peter, was a highly recruited quarterback out of high school, and played football at the University of Virginia.

Source:
Tampa Bay Times. February 8, 2008



Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/l/lalicpe01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lalicpe01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=lalicpe01

Bobby Neu

Robert J. Neu



Born:
June 28, 1917  
Illinois 

Died:
February 7, 1971



Career
1932-33 St Mel High School - Chicago (High School)
1933-34 St Mel High School - Chicago (High School) 
1934-35 St Mel High School - Chicago (High School)
1936-37 DePaul University (College)
1937-38 DePaul University (College)
1938-39 DePaul University (College)
1939-40 Hammond Ciesar All-Americans (NBL)
1940-41 Hammond Ciesar All-Americans (NBL)
1944-45 Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)
1945-46 Wilmington Bombers (ABL)
1945-46 Chicago American Gears (NBL)


Neu started playing basketball at the age of 12 in Chicago recreational leagues. He starred at St. Mel before becoming one of DePaul's most prolific scorer in his junior year after a poor sophomore season. Served in the army during World War 2.
Supposedly died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1971, but I cannot confirm this.

Source:
Brooklyn Eagle, January 26, 1939


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/n/neuro01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=neubo01