Maurice Joseph "Babe" Ziegenhorn (November 21, 1918 – August 23, 1970) was an American professional
basketball
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player.
Ziegenhorn attended the now-defunct St. Phillip High School in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, before starring at the
University of Notre Dame
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during the late 1930s and early 1940s. After graduating, he served on the
College All-Stars team which served as opponents for the
Harlem Globetrotters. In the 1941–42 season and the beginning of the 1945–46 season, he played professionally for the
Sheboygan Red Skins
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of the
National Basketball League, a direct predecessor to the
NBA. He averaged 2.0 points per game for the team.
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References
1918 births
1970 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Chicago
Forwards (basketball)
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
Sheboygan Red Skins players
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