John Lee "Squint" Phares (December 31, 1915 – August 16, 1974) was an American professional

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player. He played college basketball, baseball, and football for

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. Phares then played in the National Basketball League for the

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during the 1938–39 season and averaged 6.9 points per game. In his post-basketball life, he and his wife ran a nursery school in

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