1946-47 Fall River Trojans / Pawtucket Collegians (NEBL)

1946-47 FALL RIVER TROJANS / PAWTUCKET COLLEGIANS
NEW ENGLAND BASKETBALL LEAGUE
4-13, .235, 5th place

Ham Tozier

Fall River's entry in the NEBL got off to an impressive start, winning two of their first three. From there, though, Fall River struggled on the court as well as at the turnstyle. They dropped four straight before head coach Ham Tozier was replaced by Bill Rutledge. The team was victorious in Rutledge's first game as coach, but the success was short lived. On January 12, 1947, stuck with a 4-9 record, the co-owners George Dramby and Pete Begnoche had developed a rift between them and Dramby took the franchise and merged with the touring Pawtucket Collegians. They continued losing and the team dropped from the circuit January 22, 1947.

Head Coach:

• Howard "Ham" Tozier (April 8, 1906 - March 22, 1981) 2-5
• Bill Rutledge (June 30, 1920 - December 22, 2003) 2-7 Also played. See below
• Joe Hardy (September 13, 1916 - December 2004) 0-1 (Was team trainer, filled in as coach on January 4, 1947, when Rutledge was sick.

PLAYERS:

Vin Aromandi (July 18, 1921 - September 26, 1991)

Lou Belanger (June 11, 1917 - April 3, 2006)

Jim Cassidy (August 20, 1920 - May 9, 2016)

Bud Conley (September 19, 1918 - January 24,2012)

George Duffy (September 22, 1920 - May 23, 2015) 

Henri Ethier (June 14, 1923 - August 15, 2010)

Ed Glancy (January 13, 1917 - August 21, 1990)

Francis Healey (December 20, 1927 - February 24, 2017)

Al Howard (March 11, 1915 - January 10, 1984)

Ed Krause (February 2, 1913 - December 11, 1992)

Johnny Lee (November 11, 1919 - October 22, 2005)

Vin Martley (May 16, 1928 - July 7, 1993)

Bob Masterson (January 17, 1925 - January 7, 2024)

Tommy McKenna (January 10, 1918 - September 7, 1990)

Mike Pappas (September 16, 1925 - December 29, 2011)

Harry Platt (January 3, 1918 - April 6, 1997)

Bill Rutledge (June 30, 1920 - December 22, 2003)

Jim Spencer (May 10, 1922 - February 27, 1993)

Hank Sperling (September 4, 1921 - July 14, 2011)

Bob Sullivan (June 18, 1921 - January 7, 2001)

Jack Swenson (Laffey) (February 24, 1924 - November 24, 1989)

Joe Szalicki (May 15, 1915 - August 30, 1970)

Bud Tyrance (February 3, 1911 - November 4, 1987)

Ralph Wicks (July 2, 1921 - January 15, 2004)

Jim Cassidy

Vin Aromandi

Bud Tyrance

Hank Sperling

Bob Masterson

Henri Ethier