Thursday, October 22, 2015

Edward Spotts (Spotovich)

Edward S. Spotovich 
aka Edward S. Spotts


Born:
May 6, 1916
Pittsburgh, PA

Died:
September 7, 2002
Uniontown, PA   


Career
1931-32 South High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1932-33 South High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1933-34 South High School - Pittsburgh (High School)
1935-36 Pittsburgh University (College)
1936-37 Pittsburgh University (College)
1937-38 Pittsburgh University (College)
1938-39 Pittsburgh Pirates (NBL)
1938-39 Uniontown Cougars (Independent)
1939-40 Uniontown Cougars (Independent)
1940-41 Clarksburg Oilers (Independent) 
1944-45 New Britain Pros (Independent)
1945-46 Connellsville High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head Coach
1946-47 Connellsville High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head Coach
1947-48 Connellsville High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head Coach
1948-49 Connellsville High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head Coach
1949-50 Connellsville High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head Coach

Born to Adam and Mary Spotts, Edward  was an athletic prodigy on the south side of Pittsburgh, playing baseball, football and basketball at South High School. In an exhibition game at 16 years of age, he threw a no-hitter against the Homestead Greys of the Negro Leagues.He then went on to play briefly in the NBL, and then played semi-pro basketball in Connecticut and Massachusetts,
He served in the Coast Guard in World War 2, and worked with boxing champ Jack Dempsey as a physical training instructor. He worked as a teacher at Connellsville High School for 42 years before retiring in 1980.
He married Helen (1922-2009) in June of 1946 and they had a son, Edward, and two daughters, Linda Witt and Salley Rock.

Middle initial may originally have been "J"


Source:
Piitsburgh Post-Gazette, September 10, 2002
Obit:
http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_90663.html#axzz3pK0Q1UqV

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/spotoed01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=spotoed01

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