Elmer Gainer
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | November 22, 1918 Chicago, Illinois |
Died | September 29, 1970 Des Plaines, Illinois | (aged 51)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
College | DePaul (1938–1941) |
NBA draft | 1947: – round, – |
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets | |
Playing career | 1941–1950 |
Position | Forward / Center |
Number | 30, 14 |
Career history | |
1941–1942 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) |
1943–1944 | Sheboygan Red Skins (NBL) |
1944–1946 | Chicago American Gears (NBL) |
1946–1947 | Anderson Packers (NBL) |
1947 | Baltimore Bullets |
1947–1948 | Seattle Athletics (NIBL) |
1948 | Bellingham Fricrests (NIBL) |
1948–1949 | Denver Nuggets (NBL) |
1949–1950 | Waterloo Hawks |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Elmer R. Gainer (November 22, 1918 – September 29, 1970[1]) was a professional basketball player for the Baltimore Bullets and Waterloo Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] Gainer studied at DePaul University. He was drafted in the 1947 BAA Draft with the 76th overall pick by Bullets. He had previously played in the National Basketball League with several teams.[3]
References
- ^ "Services set for DePaul cager Gainer". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 1970. C2.
- ^ "Elmer Gainer NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ Jan Hubbard, ed. The Official NBA Encyclopedia. 3rd edition. Doubleday, 2000. 504.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1970 deaths
- Anderson Packers players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–54) draft picks
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–54) players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Centers (basketball)
- Chicago American Gears players
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Waterloo Hawks players
- Sheboygan Red Skins players
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs