Ray Wertis

Raymond Anthony Wertis


Born:
July 30, 1923
Elmhurst, NY

Died:
January 19, 2006
Hollywood, FL


Career
1939-40 Far Rockaway High School - New York (High School)
1940-41 Far Rockaway High School - New York (High School)
1942-43 St. John's University (College) Freshmen
1943-44 St. John's University (College)
1944-45 St. John's University (College)
1945-46 St. John's University (College)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1946-47 Cleveland Rebels (BAA)
1947-48 Providence Steamrollers (BAA)
1948-49 Saratoga Indians (NYSL)

Ray came out of St. John's and was one of Ed Sadowski's New York players in Toronto. He was traded in December of 1947 along with Sadowski to Cleveland.

Wertis later became a police officer and a homicide detective.

Source:

Sun-Sentinel, January 29, 2006

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wertira01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=wertira01

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

Gino Sovran

Gino Sovran


Born:
December 17, 1924
Windsor, ON, Canada

Died:
June 26, 2016
Royal Oak, MI


Career
1941-42 Kennedy Collegiate - Windsor, ON (High School)
1942-43 Assumption College - Windsor (College) - now University of Windsor
1943-44 Assumption College - Windsor (College) - now University of Windsor
1944-45 Assumption College - Windsor (College) - now University of Windsor 
1945-46 University of Detroit (College)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)

Born in Canada, Gino Sovran was a track athlete in high school, which helped him to pick up basketball quite easily. In his three years at Assumption (now the University of Windsor), he scored over 1000 points and was one of the better known college athletes in Canada. The cancellation of the 1944 Olympics due to World War 2 prevented Gino from his desire to play in the Olympics. After graduating from Assumption, he ventured over to the University of Detroit where he enrolled in the engineering school. He wound up leading the Titans in scoring.
In 1946, Sovran discovered that his basketball eligibility had run out due to his time at Assumption, despite being in a different country and collegiate organization. As the fall semester was coming to an end, Sovran, like most engineering students, was facing his co-op semester where students work in the industry for a semester to gain real-world experience, and then return to college to continue their degree program. Sovran was approached by the Toronto Huskies of the newly-formed BAA to try-out for the team. The Huskies, lead by New Yorker Ed Sadowski, had stocked his team largely with cronies from the Big Apple, but felt that a few Canadian players would be a good drawing card for the team. Along with fellow Assumption graduate (and Italian-Canadian) Hank Biasatti, Sovran signed with the Huskies to play for his co-op semester.

Used sparingly, Sovran was informed late in December that he was being let go from the team, which was fine with him, since he was do to return to classes in January of 1947. He graduated from the University of Detroit and went on to the University of Minnesota where he got his doctorate in engineering. He worked at General Motors in Warren, Michigan, for 30+ years as a research engineer and was still writing technical papers for the automotive industry as he approached 90 years of age. He often expressed that his only regret was to never be able to represent his country on the court in the Olympics, as well as never taking the time to see George Mikan play despite being in Minneapolis at the time Mikan played there. Despite his brief professional basketball career, he took great pride in his accomplishment as an engineer and knew that if he had continued to pursue basketball, he would not have been in Minnesota to meet Kathryn, who would be his loving wife for many years until her passing. They had three sons and a daughter, of whom he was not shy about expressing his pride.

When Dr. Sovran died in June of 2016, he was the last surviving member of the Toronto Huskies.


Source:
Detroit Free Press, November 30, 1945
University of Windsor Hall of Fame
Toronto Raptors Recognize Sovran, 2009 
CBC Article
and many personal conversations with this blogger.

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sovragi01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=sovragi01

Ralph Siewert

Ralph Paul Siewert


Born:
December 31, 1923
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Died:
November 21, 1990
Mt. Clemens, MI


Career
1939-40 Mount Clemens High School - Mich. (High School)
1940-41 Mount Clemens High School - Mich. (High School)
1941-42 Mount Clemens High School - Mich. (High School)
1945-46 Dakota Wesleyan - South Dakota (College)
1946-47 Port Huron Downs (Independent)
1946-47 St. Louis Bombers (BAA)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)

Born to Paul and Clara Swiert.

During World War 2, the 6'11 (or 7'1) Siewert threw batting practice for the Detroit Tigers. In March of 1944, the Tigers sent him to Memphis in the Southern Association.

He was married to Doris Lindlow in 1945 (1925-1990)

Source:
Times Herald (Port Huron, MI) - January 4, 1947


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/siewera01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=siewera01

George Nostrand

George Thomas Nostrand


Born:
January 25, 1924
Uniondale, NY

Died:
November 8, 1991
Bellows Falls, VT


Career
Uniondale High School - New York (High School)
1941-42 High Point University (College)
1942-43 High Point University (College)
1943-44 High Point University (College)
1944-45 University of Wyoming (College)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1946-47 Cleveland Rebels (BAA)
1947-48 Providence Steamrollers (BAA)
1948-49 Providence Steamrollers (BAA)
1948-49 Boston Celtics (BAA)
1949-50 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1949-50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1949-50 Chicago Stags (NBA)
1950-51 Meriden Sons of Italy (EBL-Ct)
1952-53 Pawtucket Slaters (ABL)


After his basketball playing days, Nostrand went on to became a teacher.

He was married to Eleanor Burmester and they had five sons and four daughters.

Source:
Burlington Free Press, January 21, 1981
Son's Obituary
Correction fom his grandson

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nostrge01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=nostrge01

Bob Mullens

Robert Joseph Mullens


Born:
November 1, 1922
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
July 15, 1989
Staten Island, NY


Career
1938-39 Brooklyn Prep at Brooklyn, NY(High School)
1939-40 Brooklyn Prep at Brooklyn, NY(High School)
1941-42 Fordham University (College)
1942-43 Fordham University (College)
1943-44 Fordham University (College)
1946-47 New York Knicks (BAA)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1947-48 Elizabeth Braves (ABL)
1947-48 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1947-48 Twin Cities Celtics (NYSL)
1948-49 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1949-50 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1950-51 Paterson Crescents (ABL)

After his playing career, Mullens work at J.J. Kenney brokerage house, specializing in municipal bonds. He died from a brain tumor in 1989.

He was married to Geraldine Lynch and they had three daughters and two sons.

Source:
Obituary, NY Times, July 26, 1989

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mullebo01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mullebo01

Harry Miller

Harry David "Moose" Miller



Born:
July 28, 1923
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
April 18, 2007
Latrobe, PA


Career
Seton Hall Prep - West Orange, NJ (High School)
1940-41 Adelphi Academy (High School)
1945-46 University of North Carolina (College)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1947-48 Atlanta Crackers (PBLA)
1947-48 Youngstown Cubs (AABL)
1947-48 Saratoga Indians (NYSL)
1949-50 Sharon Pioneers (AABL)
Derry Area High School - Pennsylvania (High School) Head coach
1973-74 Westmoreland Community College - Pennsylvania (High School) Head coach
Saint Vincent College - Pennsylvania (College) Head coach

Born in Brooklyn to Benjamin and Estella Miller, Miller went to Seton Hall Prep in New Jersey before going to college. After serving his country in the USMC during World War 2, he signed with the Toronto Huskies and played in the first BAA game. He played a few more seasons of minor league basketball after that. He later coached the game at the high school and college levels, and was also the longtime physical education dierector at the Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.


Harry died of kidney failure in 2007.

Harry had 4 kids with his first wife, Gay. He remarried in 1961 to Cecilia (1932-2008) and they had two boys and a son. He and his third wife, Helen Lechman (1937-2007), had one son.

Source:
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 17, 1941
Daily Tar Heel, July 14, 1945
Obituary, Greensburg Tribune Review, April 20, 2007

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/milleha01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=milleha01

Nat Militzok

Nathan Militzok


Born:
May 3, 1923
New York, NY

Died:
May 14, 2009
Las Vegas, NV


Career
Stuyvesant High School, New York City (High School)
1941-42 CCNY (College) Freshmen
1942-43 Hofstra University (College)
1943-44 Cornell University (College)
1946-47 New York Knicks (BAA)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1947-48 Cohoes Mastadons (NYSL)
1948-49 Cohoes Mastadons (NYSL)
1948-49 Scranton Miners (ABL)
1949-50 Scranton Miners (ABL)
1950-51 Scranton Miners (ABL) 
1950-51 Saratogs / Schenectady Harlem Yankees (ABL)

Nathan served in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. He played for the Knicks and the Huskies in that first BAA season. He went on to become an attorney, and later moved from Brooklyn to Miami, and eventually to Las Vegas, where he died in 2009 at 86 years of age.

He was married to Eileen in 1951 and they had a son, Steven.

Source:
Democrat and Chronicle, January 12, 1944
Jews In Sports
Obituary

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/militna01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=militna01

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

Ed Kasid

Edward John Kasid


Born:
August 13, 1923
Minneapolis, MN

Died:
November 3, 1989
Minneapolis, MN


Career
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)

Born to Joseph and Josephine Kasid in Minneapolis.

Source:


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kasided01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=kasided01

Charley Hoefer

Charles Henry "Dutch" Hoefer
born Adolph Hoefer


Born:
September 16, 1921
Hanau, Germany

Died:
June 12, 1983
Sioux Falls, SD


Career
1937-38 Newtown High School - New York (High School)
1939-40 Queens College (College)
1940-41 Queens College (College)
1941-42 Wilmington Bombers (ABL)
1941-42 Albany (NYSL)
1942-43 Camden/Brooklyn Indians (ABL)
1943-44 Wilmington Bombers (ABL)
1943-44 Wateford Pros (Independent)
1944-45 Boston Coast Guard (Military)
1945-46 Wilmington Bombers (ABL)
1945-46 Hartford Pros (NEBL)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1946-47 Boston Celtics (BAA)
1947-48 Saratoga Indians (NYSL)
1948-49 Trenton Tigers (ABL)
1948-49 Schenectady Packers (NYSL)
1949-50 Queens McDermott All-Stars (Independent)
1949-50 Long Island Bombers (Independent)

Hoefer has always been a mystery to me, and it's probably because his previously reported birthdate (July 12, 1917) is not correct. There is other information out there in sports encyclopedias that is not accurate either. Allow me to explain.

Hoefer attended Queens College. He joined the Wilmington Bombers in 1941-42 and helped lead them to the ABL championship. (A couple on discrepancies occur here. Other sources have him playing for the Washington franchise of the ABL here, but as the News Journal article from December 18, 1941 and Morning News from November 7, 1945 indicate, he was indeed with Wilmington those years. Also worth noting is that the Morning News article states Charley Hoefer was merely 19 when playing with the Bombers in 1941. This contradicts the 1917 birthdate (and begins to coincide with census records from the time. I will get to that). That's why I dismiss 1917 as the birth year. According to the article, he served in the South Pacific in the Coast Guard before returning to the Bombers.

So now going with this information above, I had new doors opened. First off, being he was born in Germany and supposedly named Adolph, I pretty much assumed that when he joined the Coast Guard, he went by Charles or Charley (his middle name is reported in many places to be Charles, and he is called Charley in the articles about his ABL days). The name Adolph could not have been a popular moniker in the service at that time. Searching through military records, I found a Charles Hoefer born in 1921. The branch was the Coast Guard, and he was released November 7, 1945, the same day Wilmington ran the article saying that Hoefer was returning to the team. Now this guy is buried in South Dakota, but was born in Germany, born to Hugo and Ann Metzler. The full name is Charles Henry Hoefer. It may sound like the wrong guy, but his SSN was issued in Connecticut, so his family was out east at some point. A quick search of the census records shows that there was an Adolph Hoefer in Queens in 1930 and 1940. Parents names? Yep. Hugo and Anne.

We got him.

Born in Hanau, Germany, in 1921, the Hoefer family immigrated to the United States in 1926, settling in Queens, New York. Hoefer went to high school at Newtown before enrolling at Queens College. He played basketball at Queens before playing professionally with team like the Wilmington Bombers of the American Basketball League. He served his country during World War 2 with the Coast Guard, and after his discharge, returned to the hardwood. He was a member of the Toronto Huskies, playing in the first BAA/NBA game on November 1, 1946. With the Toronto team faltering in that inaugual season, coaching changes lead to Hoefer being shipped off to the Celtics. After that season, he wound back east, playing in the American, Eastern and New York leagues. He retired from playing and started working with the Department of Agriculture, which eventually moved him to Minneapolis/St Paul in Minnesota. In 1969, he moved to South Dakota, where he lived until his death in 1983.

Charley and his wife, Beverly (d. 2008), had a son and a daughter.

Source:
News Journal (Wilmington, DE), December 18, 1941
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 31, 1939
Morning News (Wilmington, DE) November 7, 1945
Troy Record, December 20, 1946
Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, SD), February 6, 1976

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hoefech01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=hoefech01
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/dutch-hoefer/

Frank Fucarino

Frank A. Fucarino


Born:
July 24, 1920


Died:
April 3, 2012



Career
1938-39 Bryant High School - Long Island, New York (High School)
1940-41 Long Island University (College)
1941-42 Long Island University (College)
1942-43 Long Island University (College)
1946-47 Elizabeth Braves (ABL)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1948-49 Saratoga Indians (NYSL)

Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War 2.

Source:


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fucarfr01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=fucarfr01

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

Hank Biasatti

Henry Arcado "Hank" Biasatti


Born:
January 14, 1922
Beano, Italy

Died:
April 20, 1996
Dearborn, MI


Career
Gordon McGregor at Windsor, ON (High School)
Assumption College- Windsor, Ontario (College)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)

Born in Italy and raised in Canda, Biasatti was primarily a baseball, having played minor league baseball in the Yankees and Athletics' farm systems. After some time in the military during World War 2, he played with the Huskies while also playing with the Athletics' AAA affiliate in Toronto. Connie Mack finally called him up in 1949, but only managed two hits (both doubles) in 24 at bats. He only appeared in 21 games despite having spent the entire season with the major league club. He hung up his spikes after the 1956 season, having played parts of 10 seasons in the minor leagues. He also managed in the minor leagues.

Major League Baseball Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/biasaha01.shtml

Source:


Stats:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/biasaha01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=biasaha01

1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)

1946-47 TORONTO HUSKIES
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Eastern Division
Finished: 22-38 .367, Tied for 5th place

• Head Coaches: 

Ed Sadowski (July 11, 1915 - September 18, 1990) 3-9 - Also played. See below.
Lew Hayman (September 30, 1908 - June 29, 1984) 0-1
Dick Fitzgerald (November 18, 1920 - April 13, 1968) 2-1 - Also played. See below.
Red Rolfe (October 17, 1908 - July 8, 1969) 17-27

PLAYERS: 

• Hank Biasatti (January 14, 1922 - April 20, 1996)

Biography

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

Biography

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

Biography

• Frank Fucarino (July 24, 1920 - April 3, 2012)

Biography

• Kleggie Hermsen (March 12, 1923 - March 2, 1994)

Biography

• Charley Hoefer (September 16, 1921 - June 12, 1983)

Biography

• Roy Hurley (August 12, 1922 - October 14, 1993)

Biography

• Ed Kasid (August 13, 1923 - November 3, 1989)

Biography

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

Biography

• Nat Militzok (May 3, 1923 - May 14, 2009)

Biography

• Harry Miller (July 28, 1923 - April 18, 2007)

Biography

• Leo Mogus (April 13, 1921 - May 31, 1971)

Biography

• Bob Mullens (November 1, 1922 - July 15, 1989)

Biography

• George Nostrand (January 25, 1924 - November 8, 1991)

Biography

• Ed Sadowski (July 11, 1915 - September 18, 1990)

Biography

• Dick Schulz (January 3, 1917 - June 26, 1998)

Biography

• Ralph Siewert (December 31, 1923 - November 21, 1990)

Biography

• Gino Sovran (December 17, 1924 - June 26, 2016)

Biography

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

Biography

• Ray Wertis (July 30, 1923 - January 19, 2006)

Biography

Leo Mogus

Leo John Mogus


Born:
April 13, 1921
Ohio

Died:
May 31, 1971
Los Angeles, CA


Career
1939-40 Youngstown State (College)
1940-41 Youngstown State (College)
1941-42 Youngstown State (College)
1942-43 Youngstown State (College)
1945-46 Youngstown Bears (NBL)
1946-47 Cleveland Rebels (BAA)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1947-48 Youngstown Cubs (AABL)
1948-49 Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons (BAA)
1948-49 Indianapolis Jets (BAA)
1949-50 Philadelphia Warriors (NBL)
1950-51 Philadelphia Warriors (NBL)
1951-52 Elmira Colonels (ABL)


Curiously, Mogus is listed in many areas as dying in 1975. However, California Death Records show him dying in 1971.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPKB-CJ5

A star high school athlete out of Youngstown, he wound up playing football and basketball at Youngstown State, scoring 1400 points on the court in his time there.

Source
YSU Hall of Fame

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/m/mogusle01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mogusle01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mogusle01

Roy Hurley

Roy Leonard Hurley


Born:
August 12, 1922
Indianapolis, IN

Died:
October 14, 1993
Indianapolis, IN


Career
Arsenal Technical High School - Indianapolis (High School)
1945-46 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals (NBL)
1947-48 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBL)

After graduating from Arsenal Tech, Hurley served in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. He enrolled at Indiana University after his service, but was recruited by the Kautskys to join the NBL team. He went on the the Toronto Huskies for the inaugural season of the BAA, playing in the first BAA game in history. He returned to the NBL the next season. In 1950 he began working with Unified Funds Inc, staying there for 20 years. He worked as a marketing rep for the Indiana Pacers and as an assistant to the president for the Indianapolis Ice of the International Hockey League. Hurley died in 1993.

Roy Hurley is listed on other sites and encyclopedias as having attended Murray State. This appears to be from confusing Herb Hurley with Roy Hurley. Herb was a star at Murray State during World War 2, whereas Roy's obituary in the Indianapolis Star says absolutely nothing about Murray State. Roy Hurley does not appear on the Murray State all-time roster.

Source:
Indianapolis Star, October 16, 1993


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/h/hurlero01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hurlero01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=hurlero01

Bob Fitzgerald

Robert Fitzgerald


Born:
March 14, 1923
Queens, NY

Died:
July 23, 1983
Southampton, NY


Career
Newtown - Elmhurst, NY (High School)
1942-43 St John's University (College)
1943-44 Brooklyn Indians (ABL)
1943-44 Wilmington Blue Bombers (ABL)
1943-44 New York Americans (ABL)
1943-44 Brooklyn Eagles (Independent)
1943-44 Brooklyn Jewels (Independent)
1943-44 New York Clippers (Independent)

1944-45 New York Westchesters (ABL)
1945-46 New York Gothams (ABL)
1945-46 Rochester Royals (NBL)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1946-47 New York Knicks (BAA)
1947-48 Syracuse Nationals (NBL)
1947-48 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL)
1947-48 Scranton Miners (ABL)
1947-48 Atlanta Crackers (PBLA)
1947-48 Twin Cities Celtics (NYSL)
1947-48 Mohawk Redskins (NYSL)
1947-48 Danbury Fedoras (EBL-Ct)
1948-49 Rochester Royals (BAA)
1948-49 Saratoga Indians (NYSL)
1949-50 Schenectady Packers (ABL)
1949-50 Meriden Sons of Italy (EBL-Ct)
1950-51 Meriden Sons of Italy (EBL-Ct)
1950-51 Bristol Tramps (EBL-Ct)

Brother of Dick Fitzgerald. Born to Richard and Emma Fitzgerald.


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/f/fitzgro01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fitzgbo01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=fitzgbo01

Kleggie Hermsen

Clarence Henry "Kleggie" Hermsen


Born:
March 12, 1923
Hill City, MN

Died:
March 2, 1994
Wakefield, MI


Career
Vocational High School - Minneapolis (High School)
University of Minnesota (College) 
1943-44 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1944-45 Chicago Bears (Independent)
1945-46 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1946-47 Cleveland Rebels (BAA)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1946-47 Baltimore Bullets (ABL)
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
1948-49 Washington Capitols (BAA)
1949-50 Chicago Stags (NBA)
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1950-51 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1951-52 Minneapolis Germans (Independent)
1951-52 Twin Cities Jerseys (Independent)
1952-53 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians (NBA)


Served in the army during World War 2.




Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/h/hermscl01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hermskl01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=hermskl01

Dick Schulz

Richard Albert Schulz


Born:
January 3, 1917
Racine, WI

Died:
June 26, 1998
Tucson, AZ


Career
Washington Park High School - Racine, WI (High School)
1936-37 University of Wisconsin (College) Freshmen
1937-38 Racine Elks (Independent)
1938-39 Kenosha Royals (Independent)
1939-40 Racine Wright Rubber (Independent)
1940-41 Bismark Phantoms (Independent)
1940-41 Kenosha Royals (Independent)
1942-43 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1943-44 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1944-45 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1945-46 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1946-47 Cleveland Rebels (BAA)
1946-47 Toronto Huskies (BAA)
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
1948-49 Washington Capitols (BAA)
1949-50 Washington Capitols (NBA)
1949-50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1949-50 Sheboygan Redskins (NBA) 
1950-51 New Holstein (WSBL)

Served in the military during World War 2.

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/schulri01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schuldi01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=schuldi01