Ray Adams (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | September 28, 1912
Died | August 26, 1992 Des Plaines, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Patrick (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | DePaul (1933–1936) |
Position | Forward / center |
Career history | |
1936–1938 | Chicago Duffy Floral |
1936–1940 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1940–1941 | Chicago Bruins |
Raymond Thomas Adams (September 28, 1912 – August 26, 1992) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Chicago Bruins in the National Basketball League and averaged 4.1 points per game.[1][3]
Adams served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II and was head coach of the 1944 Camp Ellis Cardinals football team.[4] He also coached high school basketball and became a tax and financial consultant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Raymond Adams NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Ray Adams". Peach Basket Society. August 12, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Raymond Adams Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Army Camp Is Foe of Vikings". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. October 6, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1992 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Forwards (basketball)
- Camp Ellis Cardinals football coaches
- Chicago Bruins players
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Oshkosh All-Stars players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- United States Army officers
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from Chicago
- Coaches of American football from Illinois
- Basketball coaches from Illinois
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs