Elmer R. Gainer (November 22, 1918 – September 29, 1970) was an American professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player. Gainer played college basketball at
DePaul University
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, and was drafted in the
1947 BAA draft by the
Baltimore Bullets. He played for the Bullets and
Waterloo Hawks in the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
(NBA). He had previously played in the
National Basketball League with several teams.
[Jan Hubbard, ed. ''The Official NBA Encyclopedia''. 3rd edition. Doubleday, 2000. 504.]
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1918 births
1970 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Anderson Packers players
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) draft picks
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
Basketball players from Chicago
Centers (basketball)
Chicago American Gears players
DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons players
Forwards (basketball)
Sheboygan Red Skins players
Waterloo Hawks players
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