Personal information | |
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Born | (1916-04-22)April 22, 1916 Ohio |
Died | May 25, 1971(1971-05-25) (aged 55) Pepper Pike, Ohio |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Elyria (Elyria, Ohio) |
College | Case Western Reserve (1939–1940) |
Position | Forward / center |
Career history | |
1945–1946 | Cleveland Allmen Transfers |
Joseph F. Scott (April 22, 1916 – May 25, 1971) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cleveland Allmen Transfers in the National Basketball League during the 1945–46 season and averaged 2.5 points per game.
Scott was also a standout track athlete. He won the decathlon at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (a 10-event test to determine the best athlete in the country) in New York City in 1938, and successfully defended his title a year later in Cleveland, Ohio.
References
- ^ "Joe Scott NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- "Joe Scott". Peach Basket Society. March 2, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- "Joe Scott Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- "Class of 1972 – Joe Scott (1916–1971)". Elyria Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
US National Championship winners in men's decathlon | |
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1915–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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- 1916 births
- 1971 deaths
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American male decathletes
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Case Western Reserve University alumni
- Case Western Reserve Spartans men's basketball players
- Case Western Reserve Spartans men's track and field athletes
- Centers (basketball)
- Cleveland Allmen Transfers players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Elyria, Ohio
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs