Tuesday, September 11, 2018

1949-50 Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols (ABL)

1949-50 BRIDGEPORT AER-A-SOLS
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (II)
22-13 .629, 2nd place

Semi-finals: Defeated New York Harlem Yankees, 2-1
ABL Finals: Lost to Scranton, 3-2

With new sponsers, the Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols played well consistently through the season, and advanced to the ABL Finals to face Scranton. They lost the first two games of the best-of-five series before battling back to win close games 3 and four before being pounded 85-59 in the deciding game. Mickey Homa and newcomer George Kok lead the team in scoring.

Head Coaches:  
  • Perry Pilotti (March 24, 1916 - July 27, 1993)

PLAYERS:
  • Hank Baietti (October 1, 1920 - June 26, 2006)
Biography 

  • Aubrey Cole (November 29, 1927 - July 27, 2021)
Biography

  • Jack Hewson (September 7, 1924 - June 26, 2012)
Biography

  • Mickey Homa (October 16, 1923 - April 9, 2014)
Biography

  • Ernie Johnson (June 16, 1924 - August 12, 2011)
Biography

  • George Kok (March 18, 1922 - October 5, 2013)
Biography

  • George Petrovik (August 23, 1921 - February 10, 2016)
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  • Marty Powers (March 27, 1928 - December 21, 1991)
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  • Jerry Rizzo (March 12, 1918 - August 27, 2011)
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  • Red Speicher  (September 20, 1923 - December 6, 2010)
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  • Tom Tolan (August 15, 1924 - May 17, 2021)
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  • Big John Wilson
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  • Bill Zirkel (July 20, 1927 - October 24, 2011)
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