1950-51 Erie Admirals (AABL)

1950-51 ERIE ADMIRALS

ALL-AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE

11-6 .647, 2nd place

Semi-finals: Defeated Beaver Falls, 2-1

Finals: Lost to Wheeling, 3-0

The Erie Admirals (also referred to as the Commodores at various points)  brought in veteran player Paul Birch to coach and he brought with him some new talent. Fred Schwab, Lennie Rhodes and Don McCullough were the top scorers as the club finished in second place. The battled a tough Beaver Falls club in the semifinals and were off to meet Wheeling for the championship. Unfortunately, Birch's crew was no match for the powerful Wheeling club, getting swept in the best-of-five series.

Head Coach:

• Paul Birch  (January 4, 1910 - June 5, 1982)  Also played. See below
  

Mark Calak

PLAYERS:

• Paul Anthony (January 23, 1924 - May 21, 1993)

• Moose Billingham (October 29, 1916 - December 21, 1998)

• Paul Birch (January 4, 1910 - June 5, 1982)

• Frank Bohun (April 2, 1915 - February 19, 2014)

• Mark Calak (October 15, 1923 - August 6, 2005)

• Jim Farrell (April 25, 1924 - October 22, 2017)

• John Lipchik (June 21, 1922 - February 13, 2011)

• Donald McCullough (March 24, 1926 - March 13, 2021)

Jim White

• Henry O'Keeffe (December 12, 1923 - December 27, 2011)

• Lennie Rhodes (May 18, 1927 - October 18, 2014)

• Bill Roach (September 25, 1927 - January 14, 2022)

• Fred Schwab (May 13, 1924 - January 28, 2008)

• Naz Servidio (October 25, 1920 - February 1, 2003)

• Steve Skendronch (September 9, 1925 - September 9, 2008)

• George Washington (November 29, 1925 - December 9, 1971)

• Jim White (June 3, 1929 - December 24, 2004)