Herb Scheffler
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American basketball player
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1917年11月05日)November 5, 1917 Springfield, Illinois |
| Died | January 20, 2001(2001年01月20日) (aged 83) Springfield, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Springfield (Springfield, Illinois) |
| College | |
| Position | Forward / center |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1940–1941 | Scheffler Illinois All-Stars |
| 1940–1941 | Decatur Schnozzle Five |
| 1946–1947 | Detroit Gems |
| As coach: | |
| 1949–1955 | Springfield HS |
Herbert Gene Scheffler (November 5, 1917 – January 20, 2001) was an American professional basketball player.[1] [2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems in 1946–47. In 33 career games he averaged 3.8 points per contest.[2]
Scheffler also played minor league baseball in 1940 for the Rocky Mount Red Sox in the Piedmont League.[3] His manager was Hall of Famer Heinie Manush.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Herb Scheffler". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "Herb Scheffler NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Herb Scheffler minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 2001 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Baseball players from Sangamon County, Illinois
- Basketball players from Springfield, Illinois
- Centers (basketball)
- Detroit Gems players
- Forwards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Illinois Fighting Illini baseball players
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
- Oklahoma Sooners baseball players
- Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
- Rocky Mount Red Sox players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs