Leo Barnhorst
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | May 11, 1924 |
Died | August 25, 2000 | (aged 76)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Cathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | Notre Dame (1946–1949) |
NBA draft | 1949: 2nd round |
Selected by the Indianapolis Jets | |
Playing career | 1949–1954 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 20, 8, 15 |
Career history | |
1949–1950 | Chicago Stags |
1950–1953 | Indianapolis Olympians |
1953–1954 | Baltimore Bullets |
1954 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,232 (9.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,506 (5.4 rpg) |
Assists | 1,116 (3.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Leo A. "Barney" Barnhorst (May 11, 1924 – August 25, 2000) was an American basketball player.
A 6'4" forward/guard from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Barnhorst played four seasons at Notre Dame University, where he was an honorable mention All-American. He then played professionally in the NBA for the Chicago Stags, Indianapolis Olympians, Baltimore Bullets and Fort Wayne Pistons. Barnhorst appeared in two NBA All-Star Games (1952, 1953) and scored 3,232 career points.
Barnhorst was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame profile
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2000 deaths
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–54) players
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Chicago Stags players
- Fort Wayne Pistons players
- Indianapolis Olympians draft picks
- Indianapolis Olympians players
- National Basketball Association All-Stars
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Indianapolis, Indiana
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs