Howard Janotta (October 19, 1924 – November 22, 2010) was an American professional
basketball player.
After a collegiate career at
Long Island University
Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. It offers more than 500 academic programs at its main campuses, online, and at multiple non-residential. LIU ...
and then
Seton Hall University, Janotta played for the
Baltimore Bullets in 9 games during the
1949–50 NBA season
The 1949–50 NBA season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association, which was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL. The 1950 NBA playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Cham ...
.
[
Born in , Janotta grew up in nearby Little Ferry and attended Lodi High School.Howie Janotta]
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From 1993 to 2000, Janotta was actor ]John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (19 ...
's private airplane pilot.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
References
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1924 births
2010 deaths
American men's basketball players
United States Army Air Forces bomber pilots of World War II
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
Forwards (basketball)
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players
Lodi High School (New Jersey) alumni
Paterson Crescents players
Sportspeople from Hackensack, New Jersey
Basketball players from Bergen County, New Jersey
People from Little Ferry, New Jersey
Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players
Undrafted NBA players
Military personnel from New Jersey
20th-century American sportsmen
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