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American basketball player (1915–1973)

Dean Mealy
Personal information
Born(1915-05-07)May 7, 1915
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
DiedApril 28, 1973(1973-04-28) (aged 57)
Massillon, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolCuyahoga Falls
(Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
CollegeMuskingum (1934–1938)
PositionCenter
Career history
1937–1939Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1939–1940Oshkosh All-Stars
Career highlights and awards

Dean R. Mealy (May 7, 1915 – April 28, 1973) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots and Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 1937 and 1940. For his career he averaged 3.8 points per game and helped lead the Wingfoots to the NBL championship in 1937–38.

While at Muskingum University, Mealy played for the football, basketball, and track teams.

Career statistics

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
† Denotes seasons in which Tamango's team won an NBL championship

NBL

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP FGM FTM PTS PPG
1937–38† Akron 8 6 16 28 3.5
1938–39 Akron 10 15 14 44 4.4
1939–40 Oshkosh 1 0 0 0 .0
Career 19 21 30 72 3.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP FGM FTM PTS PPG
1937–38† Akron 3 2 5 9 3.0

References

  1. ^ "Dean Mealy NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dean Mealy". Peach Basket Society. August 31, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. "Dean Mealy Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 1937–38 NBL champions


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