Robert Edward "Red" Dehnert (January 24, 1924 – September 23, 1994) was an American professional

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player. He played for the

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for 10 games during the

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. He is the nephew of Hall of Fame player

Dutch Dehnert Henry G. "Dutch" Dehnert (April 5, 1898 – April 20, 1979) was an American basketball player whose career lasted from 1915 to 1935. Dehnert, a bulky forward born in New York City, New York, is mostly known for his time with the Original Celtic ...

. Dehnert served as the Pottsville Packers' player-coach in 1948–49. That season, the Packers won the

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championship against the Harrisburg Senators, three games to two in a best-of-five series.

BAA career statistics

Regular season

References

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