John Andrew Ozburn (January 4, 1913 – February 14, 1969) was an American basketball player who played five seasons in the American
National Basketball League (NBL), a precursor to the modern NBA.
Ozburn starred in basketball and track at
Monmouth College in
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,902 at the 2020 census, down from 9,444 in 2010. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, W ...
. Following his college career, he played for the Kansas City Santa Fe Trails of the
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), where he was named an
AAU All-American in 1936. He then moved to the NBL, where he played four seasons for the
Akron Firestone Non-Skids from 1937 to 1941, winning league titles in 1939 and 1940. He played one final NBL season for the
Toledo Jeeps.
References
External links
NBL stats at basketball-reference.com
1913 births
1969 deaths
Akron Firestone Non-Skids players
Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Illinois
Forwards (basketball)
Guards (basketball)
Monmouth Fighting Scots men's basketball players
People from Jackson County, Illinois
Toledo Jim White Chevrolets players
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