Personal information | |
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Born | (1918-12-25)December 25, 1918 Olney, Illinois |
Died | February 12, 2002(2002-02-12) (aged 83) Urbana, Illinois |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Olney (Olney, Illinois) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1940 | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans |
James Chaplin Higgins (December 25, 1918 – February 12, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans in one game during the 1940–41 season and scored one point.
Higgins was also a minor league baseball player. He played for the Baltimore Orioles (minor league team), Federalsburg A's, Dover Orioles, Appleton Papermakers, and Vicksburg Hill Billies.
References
- "President Michael D Higgins honours 200,000 Irish soldiers who fought in WWI as he speaks of 'official amnesia' after conflict". independent. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- "Jim Higgins". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Jim Higgins NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Jim Higgins minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
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- 1918 births
- 2002 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Appleton Papermakers players
- Baltimore Orioles (International League) players
- Baseball players from Richland County, Illinois
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Centers (basketball)
- Dover Orioles players
- Federalsburg A's players
- Hammond Ciesar All-Americans players
- People from Olney, Illinois
- Sportspeople from Richland County, Illinois
- Vicksburg Hill Billies players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs
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