1948-49 Martinsburg Legionnaires (ESABL)

1948-49 MARTINSBURG LEGIONNAIRES 
EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Northern Division
1-12 .077, 7th place

(2-12 after adding a forfeit after season finished)

Martinsburg team never managed to put anything together, only winning a single game on the court all year.

Head Coach:

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PLAYERS:

Dyke Aston (April 5, 1925- April 15, 1991)

David Fowler (December 1, 1929 - May 15, 1990)

Len Frick/Flick/Fick 

Gerald Gano (September 3, 1927 - March 3, 2014)

Jim Heflin 

Glenn Kline (November 13, 1925 - May 9, 1996)

R Kline 

Charlie Manor (September 20, 1929 - December 14, 2021)

Ralph Morris 

Sonny Shober 

Paul Thompson (September 23, 1927 - February 19, 2005)

Frank Walper (February 12, 1923 - April 10, 2005)

1948-49 Letterkenny / Scotland Generals (ESABL)

1948-49 LETTERKENNY / SCOTLAND GENERALS

Ray Schellhase

EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Northern Division
5-9 .357, T-5th place

The Letterkenny team was comprised of military personnel from the supply and training depot in town. They never really were a threat, finishing in a tie for fifth place.  Slim Sommerville averaged over 16 points a game as the club's high scorer.

Head Coach:

• Ray Schellhase (February 16, 1925 - November 12, 2012)

Dick Booz

PLAYERS:

Dick Booz (July 7, 1927 - June 28, 2009)

Elman Brindle (July 4, 1925 - April 27, 2016)

Merle Etter (October 16, 1924 - August 16, 1990)

Bob Fahnestock (December 31, 1927 - August 24, 2016)

Charles Fleming (December 13, 1926 - December 21, 2021)

Mearns Fuller (September 4, 1921 - January 13, 2017)

Tom Geiman (January 21, 1927 - March 27, 2010)

Bill Gipe (June 23, 1923 - December 24, 2010)

Wayne Hartman (March 8, 1925 - December 31, 1997)

Turk Keltner (October 18, 1924 -  March 10, 1988)

Bob Fahnestock

Don Rook (November 16, 1921 - June 12, 2023)

Slim Sommerville (July 2, 1929 - January 7, 2009)

G. Steve Waltz (July 12, 1920 - October 20, 2009)

Clinton Watson (November 23, 1921 - October 4, 1983)

Parker Watson (January 27, 1927 - July 8, 1986)

Jack Young (December 22, 1926 - April 11, 2018)

Bill Gipe

Steve Waltz

Elman Brindle

Merle Etter

Slim Sommerville

Jack Young

Tom Geiman

Charles Fleming

Wayne Hartman

1948-49 Harrisburg Modern Army and Navy (ESABL)

1948-49 HARRISBURG MODERN ARMY AND NAVY
EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Northern Division
9-5 .643, 3rd place

Playing out of a military installation, the Harrisburg team, comprised largely with servicemen, got off to a hot start, wining six out of their first seven games. However, when the calendar turned to February, the team hit a lump, losing three straight and with a loss in their closing contest, missed a shot at the playoffs.

Head Coach:

• Joe Mulligan (October 23, 1912 - September 25, 1989)   Also played. See below

PLAYERS:

Dave Conrad (March 10, 1929 - January 1, 2017)

Danny Ernst (b. November 22, 1922)

Harry Hafer (May 27, 1925 - November 5, 1988)

Al Hench 

Clarence Hummel (April 1, 1925 - May 3, 2004)

Dave McWhite (November 6, 1919 - December 8, 1997)

Joe Mulligan (October 23, 1912 - September 25, 1989) 

Bob Nicholson (August 17, 1928 - January 18, 1994)

Newman Silks (October 21, 1927 - January 24, 2014)

Frank Towe (March 9, 1922 - April 23, 1994)

Marvin Walter  (June 4, 1927 - September 17, 2024)

Charles Weller 

Charles Weller

Marvin Walter

Dave Conrad