Donald Joseph Betourne (February 27, 1915 – March 18, 2002) was an American professional
basketball player and head coach.
He played in the
National Basketball League for the Kankakee Gallagher Trojans during the 1937–38 season.
[ Betourne served as a player-coach for the Trojans (the only year the team existed).][ He played at ]St. Viator College
St. Viator College was a Catholic liberal arts college in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It is no longer in operation. Today, the site is home to Olivet Nazarene University.
History
St. Viator's grew out of the original Bourbonnais, Illinois, Bourbonna ...
prior to his time in the NBL.[
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References
1915 births
2002 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Illinois
Basketball players from Illinois
Forwards (basketball)
Kankakee Gallagher Trojans coaches
Kankakee Gallagher Trojans players
People from Bourbonnais, Illinois
Basketball player-coaches
Sportspeople from Kankakee County, Illinois
St. Viator Irish basketball players
20th-century American sportsmen
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