Carl Shaeffer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1924 Delphi, Indiana |
| Died | October 25, 1974 (aged 49) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Delphi (Delphi, Indiana) |
| College | Alabama (1945–1949) |
| NBA draft | 1949: undrafted |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 18 |
| Career history | |
| 1949–1950 | Indianapolis Olympians |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Carl Edgel Shaeffer (October 25, 1924 – October 25, 1974) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Indianapolis Olympians in the National Basketball Association between 1949–50 and 1950–51 after a collegiate career at the University of Alabama.[1] Shaeffer was Alabama's first-ever professional basketball player.[2] He became a businessman in Indianapolis, Indiana after his short-lived NBA career.[2]
References
- ^ "Carl Shaeffer NBA/ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Millburg, Steve (2013). Gone Pro Alabama: Crimson Athletes Who Became Pros (2nd ed.). Covington, Kentucky: Clerisy Press. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-57860-525-5.
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- Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players
- American military personnel of World War II
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- People from Delphi, Indiana
- Sportspeople from Indianapolis, Indiana
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Businesspeople from Indiana
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs