Herb Bonn

Herb Bonn
Personal information
Born	January 14, 1916; Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Died	April 7, 1943 (aged 27); South Pacific Ocean
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Taylor Allderdice; (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania);
College	Duquesne (1935–1937)
Position	Forward
Career history
1937–1939	Pittsburgh Pirates
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American – College Humor (1936);

Herbert Sidney Bonn (January 14, 1916 – April 7, 1943) was an American professional basketball player and World War II fighter pilot.^[1]^[2] After a college career at Duquesne University in which he was a first-team All-American in 1935–36, Bonn played in the National Basketball League for the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1937 and 1939.^[2] In his 15-game NBL career, Bonn averaged 5.7 points per game.^[2] He fought in World War II in the United States Navy and was killed in action while fighting the Japanese over the South Pacific Ocean.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Herbert Bonn". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Herbert Bonn NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

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[pbs-1] "Herbert Bonn". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

[bbr-2] "Herbert Bonn NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

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