Bernard C. Voorheis (May 23, 1922 – January 14, 2010) played professional
basketball
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for the
Rochester Royals
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, appearing in eight games in 1946, a year in which the team won the
National Basketball League championship.
He grew up in the outlying Rochester suburb of
Spencerport, New York
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The Village of Spencerport is within the Town of Ogden and is a village on the Erie Canal.
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, learning to play basketball in his father's barn. In 1938, he graduated from
Churchville-Chili High School.
In 1946, he was playing semi-pro basketball for the
Atlas Wreckers. Basketball Hall of Famer
Les Harrison, the Royals coach at the time, saw Voorheis play and, noting his speed and ball-handling skills, signed him to a contract.
After his brief professional playing career, Voorheis went to work for
Eastman Kodak
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for 35 years; he retired in 1983.
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