| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1922-07-21)July 21, 1922 Martinsville, Indiana |
| Died | January 11, 2002(2002-01-11) (aged 79) Martinsville, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Martinsville (Martinsville, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana State (1940-1943) |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 44 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1947 | Detroit Falcons |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Henry Earl Pearcy Sr. (July 21, 1922 – January 11, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. He played in 29 games for the Detroit Falcons of the Basketball Association of America in the 1946–47 season. He recorded 73 points, 7 assists, and 20 personal fouls in his career. Henry is the younger brother of George Pearcy, who also played for the Falcons that season.
Following his college career; Henry joined the United States Army Air Forces. During World War II, he was a B-24 pilot in the European Theater; based in the United Kingdom, he flew 33 missions over Germany.
Henry returned to Indiana State and obtained a Masters degree in Education and began a 40 year career in education.
BAA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Detroit | 29 | .222 | .735 | .2 | 2.5 |
| Career | 29 | .222 | .735 | .2 | 2.5 | |
References
- ^ "Henry Pearcy NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-reporter-times-obituary-for-henry-ea/109307046/
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-obituary-for-henry/38322690/
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
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- 1922 births
- 2002 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Detroit Falcons (basketball) players
- Guards (basketball)
- Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball players
- People from Martinsville, Indiana
- Sportspeople from the Indianapolis metropolitan area
- United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs