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Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League
The Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League was a professional basketball league with teams from the Pacific Northwest in the United States and Canada. The league existed for two seasons, 1946-47 and 1947-48. Teams Three teams played in both seasons: * Bellingham Fircrests *Portland Indians * Vancouver Hornets These teams played in the 1946-47 season, but dropped out for the 1947-48 season: * Salem Trailblazers *Seattle Blue Devils * Spokane Orphans * Yakima Ramblers These teams joined the league for the 1947-48 season: * Astoria Royal Chinooks * Seattle Athletics * Tacoma Mountaineers Champions * 1946-47: Bellingham Fircrests won round robin playoffs; chose not to play in World Professional Basketball Tournament, so runner-up Portland Indians went instead, losing to the Sheboygan Redskins in the first round. * 1947-48: Portland Indians defeated Seattle Athletics 3 games to 1. (The fourth game was disallowed after a timekeeping error and replayed two days later with Portlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem Trailblazers Vs
Salem may refer to: Places Canada Ontario * Bruce County ** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part of the Town of Mono * Salem, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, in the municipality of Clarington * Salem, Frontenac County, Ontario, in the municipality of South Frontenac * Salem, Northumberland County, in the municipality of Cramahe * Salem, Wellington County, in the municipality of Centre Wellington Germany * Salem, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in the Bodensee district ** Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery ** Schule Schloss Salem, Germany (also referred to as Salem College, with a section called Salem International College) * Salem, Schleswig-Holstein Holy Land (Israel, Palestine) * Salem (Bible), the home of Melchizedek as given in Genesis 14:18, possibly to be identified with Jerusalem * Salem, Ma'ale Iron, Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheboygan Redskins
The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) was a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–1950 season. History Overview The Redskins played in three professional leagues and as an independent team. The leagues were, in order, the National Basketball League (NBL); the National Basketball Association (charter member), and the National Professional Basketball League (NPBL). The team originated in 1933 from informal clubs which were sponsored by local businesses. They joined the NBL by 1938 as the Red Skins, owned by a syndicate. The Red Skins played in the NBL from 1938 to 1949, led the league in defense five times, appeared in five championship series and won the 1942–43 title, defeating the league-leading Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (today's Detroit Pistons) in the finals. They were undone by the 1949 merger of the NBL and the BAA. The other league which merged to form the NBA ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Basketball Leagues In The United States
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Disestablishments In The United States
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slim Wintermute
Urgel "Slim" Wintermute (born July 9, 1917 – presumed dead October 1977) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. Collegiate career Born in Portland, Oregon, Wintermute attended high school in Longview, Washington. A mobile center, Wintermute was a key member of the 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team, winners of the first NCAA Tournament championship. Wintermute was voted first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference and named an All-American in 1939. He was elected to the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994 and is one of six Ducks whose numbers have been retired. Professional career Wintermute played professionally for the Detroit Eagles of the National Basketball League. He also served as player/coach for the Portland Indians of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League. After basketball Following his basketball career, Wintermute worked for Boeing. He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. On October 21, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Suesens
Kenneth Glenn Suesens (October 23, 1916 – May 29, 1992) was the head coach of the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball Association from 1948 to 1951. Under him, they would go 1–2 in the playoffs. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ... to John F. Suesens and Martha Duran. References 1916 births 1992 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Iowa Basketball players from Iowa College golf coaches in the United States Guards (basketball) Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players Sheboygan Red Skins coaches Sheboygan Red Skins players Valparaiso Beacons coaches Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball coaches {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mandic
John Joseph Mandic (October 3, 1919 – June 22, 2003) was an American professional basketball player of Croatian origin. by Adam Eterovich He played college basketball for the from 1939 to 1942. He played for the of the in the team's debut season in 1946– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Jorgensen
Noble Gordon "Jorgy" Jorgensen (May 18, 1925 – November 2, 1982) was an American professional basketball player. He was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. His brother was Basketball Association of America player Roger Jorgensen, who he was teammates with as members of the Pittsburgh Ironmen The Pittsburgh Ironmen were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association). The team was based in Pittsburgh and played at Duquesne Gardens. They ended their only season in the BAA i ... in the 1946–47 season. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Noble 1925 births 1982 deaths American men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players Pittsburgh Ironmen players Sheboygan Red Skins players Syracuse Nationals players Tri-Cities Blackhawks players Westminster Titans men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boody Gilbertson
Merlin Russell "Boody" Gilbertson (July 3, 1922 – May 23, 2015) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball League for the Sheboygan Red Skins The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) was a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–1950 season. History Overview The Redskins played in th .... References 1922 births 2015 deaths American men's basketball players United States Army personnel of World War II Basketball players from Washington (state) Deaths from pneumonia in Washington (state) Forwards (basketball) Guards (basketball) Sportspeople from Everett, Washington Sheboygan Red Skins players Washington Huskies men's basketball players {{1920s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Brightman
Horace Albert Brightman (September 22, 1923 – June 10, 1992) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Brightman played for the Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America during the 1946–47 season. He served as a player-coach for the Seattle Athletics of the Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League during the 1947–48 season. Brightman was the head coach of the Seattle Redhawks from 1948 to 1956. He took the team to national prominence and attained a 180–68 record. Brightman unexpectedly left his role following an altercation with UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden during a 1956 game and struggled to return to the collegiate ranks. He had brief stints as a head coach in the American Basketball League and the American Basketball Association during the 1960s before retiring permanently from coaching. Brightman spent the rest of his life as an apartment manager until his death in 1992. Early life Brightman was born in Eureka, California. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norm Baker
Norman Henry Baker (February 17, 1923 – April 23, 1989) was a Canadian professional basketball and lacrosse player. Early life and career Baker started his career at the age of ten while playing for the Nanaimo Mosquitoes. He became the youngest player to win a Canadian senior national championship as the team won in 1939. As a sixteen-year-old, Baker led the Mosquitoes to a win over the Harlem Globetrotters and was called "one of the greatest natural players I have ever seen" by Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein. Baker won two more championships with the Mosquitoes in 1942 and 1946. While serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force, he won another championship in 1943 for the Pat Bay Gremlins. Baker set a league scoring record with the Gremlins when he posted 38 points in a game against Windsor. Professional career Baker became professional in 1946 when he played for the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). He was released after only four games with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale Bishop
Robert Gale Bishop (June 4, 1922 – December 26, 2003) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Sumas, Washington, he played collegiately for the Washington State University. He played for the Philadelphia Warriors (1948–49) in the BAA for 56 games. Bishop died on December 26, 2003, in Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Pa .... BAA career statistics Regular season Playoffs External links * 1922 births 2003 deaths All-American college men's basketball players Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington (state) Forwards (basketball) People from Sumas, Washington Philadelphia Warriors players Washington State Cougars men's basketball players American men's basketball players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
