1948-49 Torrington Howards (EBL-CT)

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 entirely different roster from the previous year, save for Frank Samele. 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:  

• Frank Samele (January 8, 1923 - July 15, 1990)

PLAYERS:

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

• 

  Win Dinnie

  Win 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 

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

• Henry Jacocks (January 11, 1928 - February 25, 2003)

• Red Ryan (Septembe 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)