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Little Moose Meyer

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Little Moose Meyer
Personal information
Born(1917-06-17)June 17, 1917
Peotone, Illinois
DiedJuly 1, 1962(1962-07-01) (aged 45)
Peotone, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
PositionGuard
Career history
1937–1938Kankakee Gallagher Trojans

LaVerne Lester "Little Moose" Meyer (June 17, 1917 – July 1, 1962) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Kankakee Gallagher Trojans in the National Basketball League for three games during the 1938–39 season and averaged 2.3 points per game.[1][3]

He is not related to teammate Big Moose Meyer, who happened to play alongside him with the Trojans.[2][4] A heart attack killed Meyer at age 45.[2]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  FGM  Field goals made
 FTM  Free throws made  FTA  Free throws attempted
 FT%  Free throw percentage  PTS  Total points
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high


NBL

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Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP FGM FTM PTS PPG
1937–38 Kankakee 3 3 1 7 2.3

References

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  1. ^ a b c "LaVern Meyer NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Little Moose Meyer". Peach Basket Society. August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Little Moose Meyer Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Big Meyer NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2019.