Jack Byrnes

John A. "Jack" Byrnes


Born:
1928


Died:




Career
Xavier High School - Bronx, NY (High School)
1946-47 Manhattan College (College)
1948-49 Manhattan College (College)
1949-50 Manhattan College (College)
1950-51 Bridgeport Aer-A-Sols (ABL)

On January 17, 1951, Byrnes was arrested along with fellow player Hank Poppe and three gamblers for trying to fix a collegiate basketball game between Manhattan and DePaul. Byrnes was immediately booted from the Bridgeport team and barred from the ABL. Their arrest was the catalyst that brought to the point shaving scandal that destroyed college basketball's reputation not just in New York but all along the eastern seaboard. Poppe confessed that he and Byrnes has fixed games the previous season. Byrnes and Poppe wound up getting suspended sentences and were placed on probation.

I really don't know what became of him after the ban.

Possibly John Aloysious Byrnes, Jr. 1928-1997



Source:
NY Times, March 22, 1998
Cheating the Spread by Albert Figone

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