Red Dehnert

Red Dehnert
Personal information
Born	1924; New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	St. John's; Columbia (1943–1944)
Position	Forward
Career history
As player:
1946–1947	Providence Steamrollers
1947	Newark Bobcats (ABL)
1947–1948	Chattanooga Majors (PBLA)
1948	Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL)
1948–1949	Pottsville Packers (EPBL)
1949	Lancaster Rockets (EPBL)
As coach:
1948–1949	Pottsville Packers (EPBL)
Career highlights and awards
	As player-coach: EPBL champion (1949);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

This article is about the Providence Steamrollers player. For the Hall of Fame player, see Dutch Dehnert.

Robert E. "Red" Dehnert (born 1924) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers for 10 games during the 1946–47 BAA season.^[2] He is the nephew of Hall of Fame player Dutch Dehnert.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Dehnert served as the Pottsville Packers' player-coach in 1948–49.^[5] That season, the Packers won the Eastern Professional Basketball League championship against the Harrisburg Senators, three games to two in a best-of-five series.

References

^ "Father and Son Officials Named for Senators Fray". The Evening News. February 10, 1949. p. 33. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Red Dehnert stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ "Barons Bring Former Penn State Stars for Armory Game". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. February 11, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ "Brooklyn Youngsters Win Y.M.C.A Tourney Opener" (PDF). Daily Sentinel. Rome, New York. March 14, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Tuckey Directs Senators in Fray With Pottsville". The Evening News. January 5, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.