Bill Jesko
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Pennsylvania | December 24, 1915
Died | October 21, 1961 Whitehall, Pennsylvania | (aged 45)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | South (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
College | Pittsburgh (1935–1937) |
Position | Guard / Forward |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1937–1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
As coach: | |
1938–1939 | Fayette City HS |
1939–1941, 1945–1946 | Marion HS |
1946–1961 | Baldwin HS |
William Joseph Jesko (December 24, 1915 – October 21, 1961) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played college basketball for the University of Pittsburgh where he was the team captain in his senior year in 1936–37.[1] Jesko then played in the National Basketball League for two years for the Pittsburgh Pirates and averaged 5.7 points per game.[2] He served in World War II, then coached high school basketball until 1961, when he unexpectedly died in his home.[2]
References
- ^ a b "William Jesko". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. 25 August 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c "William Jesko NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- "William Jesko". Just Sport Stats. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- William J Jesko at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1961 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from Pittsburgh
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball players
- Pittsburgh Pirates (NBL) players
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs