1948-49 Torrington Howards (EBL-CT)

Wee Dinnie

1948-49 TORRINGTON HOWARDS
EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - CONNECTICUT
Yankee Division
Finished: 13-6 .684, 1st place

Playoff Round Robin: 3-3, 3rd place

Torrington came in with an largely different roster from the previous year. The result was a mediocre start, alternating wins and losses for the first ten games. Then, the Howards won 8 or nine games down the stretch to win the Yankee Division. In the round robin, they split the six contests, finishing third.


Head Coach:  

• Andy Pavlicovic (November 9, 1909 - October 2, 1971)

PLAYERS:

Hank Baietti (October 1, 1920 - June 26, 2006)

Burns  

Bronc Callahan (November 8, 1926 - October 28, 1994)

Joe Deutsch (December 21, 1923 - August 16, 1974)
Wee Dinnie (March 17, 1923 - March 13, 2015)

Jack Doherty (February 27, 1921 - November 14, 1995)
Jackie Foerst (June 8, 1927 - October 7, 2016)
Slim Garrett  (December 23, 1922 - May 4, 2002) 

Jack Gimmler (July 27, 1927 - December 14, 1996)

Leo Gottlieb (November 28, 1920 - August 16, 1972)
Henry Jacocks (January 11, 1928 - February 25, 2003)

Jinx Oneglia (October 29, 1920 - November 26, 2008)
Red Ryan (September 22, 1924 - July 10, 2005)
Frank Samele (January 8, 1923 - July 15, 1990)
Tommy Sheehan (August 12, 1922 - July 4, 2003)
Rollie Spino (June 9, 1929 - July 31, 2017)

Jack Foerst

Red Ryan

Slim Garrett