Art Bakeraitis
Personal information | |
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Born | Bay City, Michigan | February 19, 1925
Died | July 4, 2014 Auburn, Michigan | (aged 89)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bay City Central (Bay City, Michigan) |
College | Bay City JC |
Position | Forward / Center |
Career history | |
1948 | Detroit Vagabond Kings |
Arthur H. Bakeraitis (February 19, 1925 – July 4, 2014) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Vagabond Kings during the 1948–49 season and averaged 4.6 points per game.[2]
Military service[]
Bakeraitis served in the United States Army in the WWII, with deployments to the Southern Philippines and Northern Solomons.
References[]
- ^ "Art Bakeraitis". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "Art Bakeraitis NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2014 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Centers (basketball)
- Detroit Vagabond Kings players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Sportspeople from Bay City, Michigan
- United States Army soldiers
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs