Carter John "Bud" O'Rourke Jr. (January 14, 1919 – November 24, 2001) was an American professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player. He played for the

Chicago American Gears The Chicago American Gears were an American basketball team that played professionally in the National Basketball League (NBL) from 1944 to 1947 and in the Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA) in 1947 after leaving the NBL. The te ...

in the National Basketball League for six games during the 1945–46 season and averaged 0.3 points per game.

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