1945-46 Worcester Nortons / Lynn Americans (NEBL)

1945-46 WORCESTER NORTONS / 

Lyle Bullard

LYNN AMERICANS

NEW ENGLAND BASKETBALL LEAGUE
4-11, .267, 7th place

The Worcester Nortons started the season good enough, winning two of their first three games. In late January, the franchise was shifted to Lynn. The newly-minted Americans would only win two more games as they stumbled to a 4-11 finish, setting them well into last place. 

Head Coach:

• Fink Rea (March 12, 1902 - March 14, 1974)
  

PLAYERS:

Bob Allen (December 11, 1922 - September 15, 2011)

Anderson 

Eddie Bell

Lyle Bullard (December 16, 1916 - September 6, 1970)

Joe Sheehan

Frank Cochran (May 10, 1922 - February 10, 1968)

Frank Collins (Oftring) (June 4, 1924 - October 4, 1982)

Ike Creeden (April 15, 1919 - July 12, 2003)

Frank (?) Crowley 

Fred Cruickshank (December 31, 1920 - January 6, 2020)

Jack Earl (April 19, 1927 - July 5, 2012)

Whitey Klevas (December 9, 1915 - November 6, 1980)

Soph Kritikos (November 25, 1919 - April 25, 2014)

Warren Lewis (November 21, 1924 - July 17, 1976)

Mike Mello 

Rocky Mitchell (May 29, 1919 - May 18, 2006)

Peters 

Horace Raimo (January 12, 1919 - February 4, 1998)

Abe Russell (February 16, 1920 - December 22, 1995)

Joe Sheehan (January 18, 1921 - June 30, 1959)

Jim Stuart (or Stewart) 

Therman  

George Vangel (October 6, 1916 - August 17, 2018)

Teddy Wollerscheid (January 15, 1918 - February 25, 2000)

Sophocles Kritikos