Swede Roos
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | August 8, 1913
Died | January 30, 1979 Troutdale, Oregon | (aged 65)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Position | Forward / Guard |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1935–1936 | Chicago Heights |
1935–1936 | Chicago Englewood |
1936–1937 | Whiting Ciesar All-Americans |
1937–1942 | Chicago Acme Steels |
1942–1943 | Dayton Dive Bombers |
1943–1944 | Chicago Gears |
1944–1945 | Chicago American Gears |
1947–1948 | Waterloo Pro-Hawks |
1948 | Portland Indians |
As coach: | |
1945–1946 | Chicago American Gears |
1946–1947 | Chicago American Gears (assistant) |
1947–1948 | Waterloo Pro-Hawks |
1948 | Portland Indians |
Harry Marshall "Swede" Roos Sr. (August 8, 1913 – January 30, 1979) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Chicago American Gears in the National Basketball League, among other teams and leagues.[1][3]
Roos also served as the head coach for the Chicago American Gears in 1945–46 and as an assistant in 1946–47.[2] He then became a player-coach in the Professional Basketball League of America for his final two seasons (1946 through 1948).[2]
References
- ^ a b "Harry Roos NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Swede Roos". Peach Basket Society. January 22, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Harry Roos Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1979 deaths
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Illinois
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Chicago American Gears coaches
- Chicago American Gears players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- Player-coaches
- Professional Basketball League of America coaches
- Professional Basketball League of America players
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs