Thursday, August 31, 2017

Stan Weber

Stanley Ray Weber


Born:
July 28, 1925
Pettssville, OH

Died:
January 8, 2011
Rossford, OH


Career
1946-47 Bowling Green State University (College)
1947-48 Bowling Green State University (College)
1948-49 Bowling Green State University (College)
1949-50 Bowling Green State University (College)
1950-51 Waterloo Hawks (NPBL)
1951-52 Toledo Mercuries (Independent)

Born in Pettisville, Ohio, to Andrew and Inez Weber, Stan and the family moved to German Ohio around 1930, and Stan joined in the U.S. Army after high school. He served in Hawaii during World War 2 as a cook. Returning from the war, Weber went to Bowling Green wher ehe played basketball. He was drafted by the Knicks in 1950, but chose to play for the Waterloo club in the NPBL. After the league folded, he joined the Toledo Mercuries, who were a touring opponent of the Harlem Globetrotters. After a year on tour, he returned to Ohio and worked for many years as a teacher and coach in Rossford, Ohio.

He married Avelda "Dolly" Johnson (1926-2016) in 1948 and they had two sons and a daughter.

Source:
Grave and Obit

Stats:
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=weberst01
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/stan-weber/

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