Stan Szukala
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | June 12, 1918 |
Died | August 30, 2003 Park Ridge, Illinois | (aged 85)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Carl Schurz (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | DePaul (1937–1940) |
Playing career | 1940–1947 |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1940–1942 | Chicago Bruins |
1945–1947 | Chicago American Gears |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stanley Szukala (June 12, 1918 – October 30, 2003) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at DePaul University and played for four seasons in the American National Basketball League (NBL), a forerunner to the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of the 1947 NBL champion Chicago American Gears, playing alongside future Hall of Fame center George Mikan.[1]
References
- ^ Jauss, Bill (September 1, 2003). "Stanley Szukala, 85: DePaul star beat champs, then became one". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
External links
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2003 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Chicago
- Chicago American Gears players
- Chicago Bruins players
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Carl Schurz High School alumni
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs