Longie Powell
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Mississippi | February 14, 1919
Died | June 27, 1969 Gary, Indiana | (aged 50)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Friedrich Froebel (Gary, Indiana) |
Position | Forward / Center |
Career history | |
1942–1943 | Harlem Globetrotters |
1946–1947 | New York Renaissance |
1947–1948 | Chicago Colored Collegians |
1949 | Dayton Rens |
Robert V. "Longie" Powell (February 14, 1919 – June 27, 1969) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Dayton Rens in the National Basketball League during the 1948–49 season and averaged 5.0 points per game.[1][3] He also played for the Harlem Globetrotters, New York Renaissance, and the Chicago Colored Collegians.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Robert Powell NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "Longie Powell". Peach Basket Society. July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ "Robert Powell Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 1969 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- African-American basketball players
- Basketball players from Mississippi
- Centers (basketball)
- Dayton Rens players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Harlem Globetrotters players
- New York Renaissance players
- Sportspeople from Gary, Indiana
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs