Mo Mahoney

Francis H. "Moe" Mahoney


Born:
November 20, 1927
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
April 29, 2008
Pittsfield, MA


Career
1947-48 Brown University (College)
1948-49 Brown University (College)
1949-50 Brown University (College)
1952-53 Pawtucket Slaters (ABL)
1952-53 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1953-54 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)


Mahoney was a three-sport star at Brown. On the basketball court, he average 17.4 point per game of two and a half years, while on the gridiron, he played played both offense and defense and had seven interceptions against Princeton in 1949. After graduating, he had offers from the the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and baseball's Chicago White Sox as well as being drafted in the 1950 NBA draft by the Celtics. He went into the U.S. Army instead, serving in Korea before returning to basketball. He played with the Pawtucket Slaters before joining the Boston Celtics in 1953. He played with the Baltimore Bullets the next year before his NBA career came to an end. He coached some after that while also working as an electrician and teaching English at Berkshire Community College.

Mo and his wife had two sons and two daughters.

Source:
Brown Bears Hall of Fame

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mahonmo01.html
https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mahonmo01

Tom Leverte

Thomas John Leverte


Born:
September 28, 1927
Hackensack, NJ

Died:
May 23, 2011
San Diego, CA


Career
1944-45 Malvern High School - New York (High School)
1945-46 West Virginia University (College)
1946-47 West Virginia University (College)
1947-48 Seton Hall University (College)
1948-49 Seton Hall University (College)
1949-50 Meriden Sons of Italy (EBL-Ct)
1949-50 Kokomo Clowns (Independent)
1950-51 Meriden Sons of Italy (EBL-Ct)
1950-51 Fort Dix (Military)
1952-53 Pawtucket Slaters (ABL)

Name is commonly misspelled as "LaVerte."

Leverte was a great athlete in high school, playing basketball and baseball. He turned down a contract to play baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers to attend West Virginia on a basketball scholarship. After two years at WVU, he transferred to Seton Hall where he was among the teams high scorers. After graduating, he played with Meriden in Connecticut's Eastern League and with the traveling Kokomo Clowns. He signed with the Allentown Aces of the ABL in September of 1950, but joined the U.S. Army instead. After his service, he returned to New England and played with the Pawtucket Slaters in the ABL. He eventually moved into the pharmaceutical industry where he would make a successful carer at Chesebrough-Pond and eventually Bayer, where he would relocate to California. He eventually retired and moved to La Quinta, California, where he lived his remaining years.


Tom married Jean Ann Mitchell in 1962 and they had one son and two daughters.


Source:
Morning Call (Allentown), September 7, 1950
Obituary, Marin Independent Journal, May 28-29, 2011

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In Memoriam: Ed Moeller

Ed Moeller, who played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Youngstown Bears in the NBL, died last week at 99.

Biography

Obituary

Ed was born January 8, 1919 in Delaware, Ohio to Edward and Mabel Moeller. He had one sister, Dorothy. After attending Delaware Willis High School, Ed enrolled at Ohio State University where he excelled on the basketball team. In the middle of his Senior Year, Pearl Harbor changed everything and he enlisted in the Army immediately upon graduation. He went on to fight in Europe and returned home after the War in 1946. While overseas Ed continued his basketball career with the Army. After returning home, he signed a contract to play professional basketball with the Youngstown Bears of the NBL.

On September 4, 1948 Ed was married to Maxine Crone of Youngstown, Ohio. Their son Mark was born 4 years later and daughter Marcia was born in 1956. The family moved to Canfield, Ohio where he became active in the Community, including serving time on the local School Board. Following his retirement as a salesman and commercial artist with a printing company, he and his wife Maxine retired to North Carolina to be closer to their children. Ed enjoyed time fishing, playing tennis and walking on the beach.

Ed is survived by his wife Maxine, son Mark Moeller and his wife Kathy of Raleigh, grandson Drew Moeller and his fiancé Kalyn Kaminsky of Winterville, NC. He was preceded in death by his daughter Marcia Moeller in 2014. The family would like to thank Lisa Ginsburg of Transitions LifeCare and Julie, Margaret, and Vicky for their special care given to Ed.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, November 14 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 St. Mary’s Street, Raleigh, NC. Visitors will be received beginning at 11:30 am followed by a Memorial Service at 1:00pm. Ed will be buried with Military honors in Youngstown, Ohio.

Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC.

Tony Kazokas

Anthony Adam Kazokas, Jr.


Born:
October 9, 1930
Mahanoy City, PA

Died:
April 7, 2021
Southampton, NJ


Career
1947-48 Mahanoy City High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
Great Lakes Naval Academy (Military)
1949-50 Harrisburg Senators (EPBL)

1950-51 Harrisburg Caps (EPBL)

1952-53 Elmira Colonels (ABL)

1953-54 Williamsport Billies (EPBL)
1953-54 Horsehead Merchants - New York (Independent)
1954-55 Wilkes-Barre Barons (EBL)
1955-56 Wilkes-Barre Barons (EBL)
1956-57 Wilkes-Barre Barons (EBL)
1957-58 Hazleton Hawks (EBL)

Kazokas was a notable athlete Pennsylvania. He signed with the Milwaukee Hawks of the NBa in 1952, but was sent to Elmira for seasoning. He would play a few years in the Eastern League.


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Jim Jones

Jim Jones


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1952-53 Saratoga Harlem Yankees (ABL)

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Marv Jaffe

Marvyn Don Jaffe


Born:
June 17, 1928
New York, NY

Died:
September 19, 2001
Norwalk, CT


Career
1943-44 Stuyvesant High School - New York (High School)
1949-50 Muhlenberg College - Pennsylvania (College)
1950-51 Muhlenberg College - Pennsylvania (College)
1952-53 Scranton Miners (ABL)
1956-57 Perkiomen High School - Pennsylvania (High School) Head coach

From Brooklyn, Jaffe went to Muhlenberg College and after graduating he went into teach. He played basketball briefly for the Scranton Miners. He coached baseball, basketball and football as well as teaching English. He got his Masters Degree from Lehigh University and would later become a school principal and administrator, eventually finding his way to Connecticut in the 1960's.

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Johnny Hughes

John T. Hughes


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Career
1945-46 Manhattan College (College)
1946-47 Manhattan College (College)
1947-48 Manhattan College (College)
1949-50 Acid Division - Kingsport, NY (Independent)
1949-50 Long Island Bombers (Independent)
1952-53 Hamilton Standard Props (Conn. Basketball Assoc.)
1952-53 Manchester British Americans (ABL)



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