Pick Dehner

Louis Dehner


Born:
August 29, 1914 
Lincoln, IL

Died:
April 7, 1987
Belleville, IL  

Career
1930-31 Lincoln High School - Illinois (High School)
1931-32 Lincoln High School - Illinois (High School)
1934-35 Illinois University (College)
1937-38 Illinois University (College)
1938-39 Illinois University (College)
1938-39 Hammond Ciesar All-Americans (NBL)
1938-39 Illinois Grads (Independent)
1939-40 Washington Master Makers - Missouri (Independent)
1939-40 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1940-41 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1941-42 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1942-43 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1943-44 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1944-45 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1945-46 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1946-47 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1947-48 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1948-49 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1949-50 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1950-51 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1951-52 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1952-53 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1953-54 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1954-55 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1955-56 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1956-57 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1957-58 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1958-59 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1959-60 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1960-61 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1961-62 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1962-63 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1963-64 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1964-65 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1965-66 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1966-67 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1967-68 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1968-69 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1969-70 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1970-71 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1971-72 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1972-73 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach
1973-74 East St Louis High School - (High School) - Head Coach

Dehner was born in Lincoln, Illinois, and became a two-time all-American at Illinois. After a season in the NBL, he became the head coach at East St. Louis High School and was elected to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1973.  Dehner died in 1987 from pancreatic cancer. He had a son, Louis.

Source:
Alton Evening Telegraph, January 23, 1940
Southern Illinoisian, April 13, 1987

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/d/dehnelo01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=dehnepi01