Fran Walsh

Francis Xavier "Inga" Walsh


Born:
August 8, 1927
Milton, MA??

Died:
June 29, 2009
Boston, MA


Career
1942-43 Milton High School (High School)
1943-44 Milton High School (High School)
1944-45 Northeastern University (College)
1947-48 Northeastern University (College)
1948-49 Northeastern University (College)
1949-50 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL)
1950-51 Manchester Nassiff Arms (EBL-Ct)


Fran (or Frank) didn't make the Milton HS basketball team in his freshman or sophomore year, but once he finally succeeded, he didn't stop through college. After his freshman year, Walsh went into the Navy at the end of World War 2 and was stationed in Okinawa. He returned to Northeastern, playing both baseball and basketball and would be invited to tryout with the New York Knicks. He was assigned to the Hartford affiliate in the ABL, but never made it to the NBA. He finished his degree at Northeastern served in the navy again during the Korean War. He became a successful bankerat South Boston Savings, being promoted to Vice President before retiring in 1989. In retirement, he spent his winter months in Naples, Florida. He died after suffering a stroke in 2009 at 81 years of age.

He married Carolyn Turner in 1954 and they had three sons.

Source:
Northeastern Hall of Fame
Boston Globe, July 3, 2009




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