Elmer Johnson (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | January 23, 1910 |
Died | July 7, 1988 River Grove, Illinois | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | East Leyden (Franklin Park, Illinois) |
College | Northwestern (1930–1933) |
Position | Forward / center |
Career history | |
1933–1935 | Chicago Lifschultz Fast Freighters |
1934–1935 | Crookston Gunners |
1934–1935 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1937–1938 | House of David |
1939–1941 | Chicago Bruins |
Elmer C. Johnson (January 23, 1910 – July 7, 1988) was an American professional basketball player and minor league baseball player.[1] He played for the Chicago Bruins in the National Basketball League from 1939 to 1941 and averaged 2.8 points per game.[1][2][3]
In baseball, Johnson played for seven different teams between 1934 and 1940.[4] He was a relief pitcher.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Elmer Johnson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Elmer Johnson". Peach Basket Society. November 2, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Elmer Johnson Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Elmer Johnson minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1988 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Anniston Rams players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Minneapolis
- Basketball players from Minneapolis
- Bloomington Bloomers players
- Centers (basketball)
- Chicago Bruins players
- Crookston Pirates players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball players
- San Diego Padres (minor league) players
- San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
- Selma Cloverleafs players
- St. Paul Saints (AA) players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs