Frank Shannon (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Parkersburg, West Virginia | November 25, 1917
Died | December 20, 2005 Delaware, Ohio | (aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Springfield (Springfield, Ohio) |
College | Wittenberg (1937–1940) |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1946–1947 | Youngstown Bears |
1946–1948 | Dayton Metropolitans |
As coach: | |
1946–1947 | Youngstown Bears |
1947–1951 | Olive Branch HS |
1951–1955 | Tecumseh HS |
1955–1958 | Urbana HS |
1958–1979 | Ohio Wesleyan |
Frank Emerson Shannon (November 25, 1917 – December 20, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He served as a player-coach for the Youngstown Bears in the National Basketball League during the 1946–47 season.[1][3] Shannon was also a long-time high school and college coach in Ohio, serving at several different high schools as well as Ohio Wesleyan University.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Frank Shannon NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Frank Shannon". Peach Basket Society. April 15, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Frank Shannon Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops men's basketball coaches
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- Sportspeople from Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Youngstown Bears coaches
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- Wittenberg Tigers baseball players
- Wittenberg Tigers men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs