Herb Scherer

Herbert Frederick Scherer


Born:
December 21, 1928
Maplewood, NJ

Died:
June 28, 2012
Roswell, GA


Career
Bloomfield Technical High School - Bloomfield, NJ (High School)
1948-49 Long Island University (College)
1949-50 Long Island University (College)
1950-51 Carbondale Aces (ABL)
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1951-52 New York Knicks (NBA)
1951-52 Washington Capitols (ABL)
1951-52 Carbondale Aces (ABL)
1951-52 New York Knicks (NBA)
1951-52 Bridgeport Roesslers (ABL)
1952-53 Scranton Miners (ABL)


On June 21, 1950, Scherer signed with the New York Knicks, but didn't make the team and in November was sent to Paterson in the ABL. (Somehow wound in playing for Carbondale, so don't know if he ever played with Paterson or if that was an error in the newspaper article.) In February of 1951, he was sold by the Aces to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the NBA and finished the season with that club. He was let go by the Blackhawks after the season. In October of 1951, Scherer signed with the New York Knicks, but two months later he was sold to the Washington Capitols of the ABL. However, ABL commissioner John J. O'Brien ordered that Scherer be assigned to the Carbondale franchise. Not even a month later, on January 26, 1952, he was back with the Knicks, and played for them for about two weeks. He played one game at some point for Bridgeport. In 1952, he joined the Scranton Miners of the ABL. He left basketball in 1953 to go into the construction business with his brother, retiring after 45 years.

He married Mary Buist in 1951 and they had two sons and a daughter.

Source:
Obituary, Star Ledger, July 2, 2012

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scherhe01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=scherhe01

Ed Gayda

Edward C(arl?). Gayda


Born:
May 16, 1927


Died :
December 11, 2021



Career
1944-45 Hoquiam Hugh School - Washington (High School)
1945-46 Hoquiam Hugh School - Washington (High School)
1946-47 Washington State University (College)
1947-48 Washington State University (College)
1948-49 Washington State University (College)
1949-50 Washington State University (College)
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1955-56 Eberle Builders - Spokane (Independent) Head coach

After playing for Washington State, Gayda was selected by the Blackhawks in the NBA.


Source:


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gaydaed01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=gaydaed01

Cal Christensen

Calvin Lawrence Christensen


Born:
June 6, 1927
Toledo, OH

Died:
August 31, 2011
Waterville, OH


Career
1943-44 Macomber High School - Toledo, OH (High School)
1944-45 Macomber High School - Toledo, OH (High School)
1946-47 University of Toledo (College)
1947-48 University of Toledo (College)
1948-49 University of Toledo (College)
1949-50 University of Toledo (College)
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1951-52 Milwaukee Hawks (NBA)
1952-53 Rochester Royals (NBA)
1953-54 Rochester Royals (NBA)
1954-55 Rochester Royals (NBA)

Cal started playing basketball in his junior year of high school, and right after graduating Macomber, he was drafted into the U.S> Army, but the day he went in, the war ended. After a year before being discharged, Christensen enrolled at the University of Toledo where he was a high-scorer. He was drafted by Tri-Cities and played five years in the NBA. After his playing career ended, he worked for many years as a salesman at Johns-Manville. Cal died of congestive heart failure in 2011.

He married Sharon in 1960 and they had three children.

Source:
Toledo Blade, September 7, 2011

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chrisca01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=chrisca01

Ed Beach

Edward Leon Beach, Jr.


Born:
January 25, 1929
Elizabeth, NJ

Died:
March 15, 1996
Morgantown, WV


Career
1944-45 Thomas Jefferson High School -  Elizabeth, NJ (High School)
1945-46 Thomas Jefferson High School -  Elizabeth, NJ (High School)
1946-47 West Virginia University (College)
1947-48 West Virginia University (College)
1948-49 West Virginia University (College)
1949-50 West Virginia University (College)
1950-51 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1950-51 Wheeling Blues (AABL)

Beach was drafted in the 5th round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Lakers, but the Lakers sold him to the Blackhawks on December 11, 1950. After the season, he entered the U.S. Army and was sent to fight the Korean War.

He was married to Delores (1928-2014) and they had two sons and a daughter.

Source:


Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beached01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=beached01

1950-51 Tri-Cities Blakchawks (NBA)

1950-51 TRI-CITIES BLACKHAWKS
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Western Division
Finished: 25-43 .368, 5th place

• Head Coaches:

Dave McMillan (December 24, 1886 - July 9, 1963) 9-14
John Logan (January 1, 1921 - September 16, 1977) 2-1
Mike Todorovich (June 11, 1923 - June 24, 2000) 14-28 - Also played. See below.


PLAYERS:

• Ed Beach (January 25, 1929 - March 15, 1996)

Biography

• Harry Boykoff (July 24, 1922 - February 20, 2001)

Biography

• Frankie Brian (May 1, 1923 - May 14, 2017)

Biography

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

Biography

• Bob Carpenter (November 6, 1917 - April 18, 1997)

Biography

• Cal Christensen (June 6, 1927 - August 31, 2011)

Biography

• Ray Corley (January 14, 1928 - February 5, 2007)

Biography

• Hank DeZonie (February 12, 1922 - January 2, 2009)

Biography

• Dwight "Dike" Eddleman (December 27, 1922 - August 1, 2001)

Biography

• Ed Gayda (May 16, 1927 - December 11, 2021)

Biography

• John Hargis (August 20, 1920 - January 2, 1986)

Biography

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

Biography

• Noble Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 - November 2, 1982)

Biography

• Johnny Logan (January 1, 1921 - September 2, 1977)

Biography

• Jack Nichols (April 9, 1926 - December 24, 1992)

Biography

• Warren "Red" Perkins (February 2, 1922 - September 12, 2014)

Biography

• Ed Peterson (June 27, 1924 - March 20, 1984)

Biography

• Herb Scherer (December 21, 1928 - June 28, 2012)

Biography

• Mike Todorovich (June 11, 1923 - June 24, 2000)

Biography

• Gene Vance (February 25, 1923 - February 16, 2012)

Biography

Warren Perkins

Warren Charles "Red" Perkins


Born:
February 2, 1922
New Orleans, LA

Died:
September 12, 2014
New Orleans, LA


Career
1940-41 Warren Easton High School - N. Orleans (High School)
1946-47 Tulane University (College)
1947-48 Tulane University (College)
1948-49 Tulane University (College)
1949-50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1950-51 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)

Perkins lettered in four sports at Easton, with basketball and baseball being his best. He enrolled at Tulane in 1941 but World War 2 got in the way. He served in the U.S. Navy, and after the war, went back to Tulane and became a key part of the resurgence of the basketball program there, as they went 69-16 in Perkins' three years on the squad. He went on to play two seasons for the Blackhawks. 

Perkins was a practicing podiatrist for over 50 years before Hurricane Katrina destroyed the family home in 2005. Perkins retired to help rebuild and restore it.

He married Audrey in 1947 and they had two sons and two daughters.

Source:
Obituary, The Advocate, September 20, 2014

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/perkiwa01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=perkiwa01

Red Owens

James L. "Red" "Jamie" Owens


Born:
September 2, 1925
Houston, TX??

Died:
October 11, 1988



Career
1941-42 Jefferson Davis High School - Houston, TX (High School)
1942-43 Jefferson Davis High School - Houston, TX (High School)
1947-48 Baylor University (College)
1948-49 Baylor University (College)
1949-50 Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)
1949-50 Anderson Packers (NBA)
1950-51 Anderson Packers (NPBL)
1951-52 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)
1951-52 Milwaukee Hawks (NBA)
1952-53 University of Houston (College) Assistant coach
1953-54 Anderson No. 1. Beverage - Indiana (Independent)
1954-55 Anderson No. 1. Beverage - Indiana (Independent)
1955-56 St Thomas High School - Houston (High School) Head coach

Owens went to Baylor and lead the team in scoring in his sophomore year (1947-48) but quit school after his junior season to go pro. He played three seasons professionally in the NBA and NPBL before returning to Baylor to finish his education. He then took an assistant coaching job at the University of Houston, and played some independent basketball before becoming a high school coach. An avid golfer, Red was later a golf pro in Houston.

Supposedly died in 1988, but I cannot find anything concrete to confirm that.

Source:


Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/owensre01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=owensre01