Scoop Putnam
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Greenville, South Carolina | September 8, 1912
Died | June 8, 1996 Los Angeles, California | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Parker (Spartanburg, South Carolina) |
College | Tennessee (1936–1939) |
Position | Guard / Forward |
Career history | |
1939–1941 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1941–1942 | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets |
1942 | Clintonville Truckers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Wilton "Scoop" Putnam (September 8, 1912 – June 8, 1996) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Toledo Jim White Chevrolets and averaged 3.9 points per game for his career.[2]
References
- ^ "Wilton Putnam". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ a b "Scoop Putnam NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1996 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- Oshkosh All-Stars players
- Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina
- Tennessee Volunteers basketball players
- Toledo Jim White Chevrolets players
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs