Howard Hershey Carl (June 7, 1938 – October 24, 2005) was an American
basketball
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player.
Born in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
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, he played collegiately for
DePaul University
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.
He was selected by the
Chicago Packers
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in the 5th round (50th pick overall) of the
1961 NBA draft
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.
He played for the Packers (1961–62) in the
NBA
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for 31 games.
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1938 births
2005 deaths
Basketball players from Chicago
Chicago Packers draft picks
Chicago Packers players
DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
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