Don Warnke

Don Warnke
Personal information
Born	April 8, 1920; Michigan City, Indiana
Died	April 14, 1970 (aged 50); Flagstaff, Arizona
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Michigan City; (Michigan City, Indiana)
College	Valparaiso (1942–1944)
Position	Center
Career history
As player:
1944–1945	Cleveland Allmen Transfers
1945	Youngstown Bears
As coach:
1948–1949	Valparaiso

Donald Leroy Warnke (April 8, 1920 – April 14, 1970) was an American professional basketball player as well as college basketball and baseball coach.^[1]^[2] He played for the Cleveland Allmen Transfers and Youngstown Bears in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.4 points per game.^[1]^[3]

Warnke played basketball, but not baseball, at Valparaiso University.^[2] He later became the head coach for both programs. He guided the baseball team from 1946 through 1953, while he led the basketball team during the 1948–49 season. His overall baseball record was 71–54, while his overall basketball record was 8–17.

References

^ ^a ^b "Donald Warnke NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Don Warnke". Peach Basket Society. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
^ "Donald Warnke Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

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[bbr-1] "Donald Warnke NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

[peach-2] "Don Warnke". Peach Basket Society. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

[3] "Donald Warnke Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

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