George Nelmark
Personal information | |
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Born | Ironwood, Michigan | May 9, 1917
Died | December 4, 2010 Santa Barbara, California | (aged 93)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Truman (1938–1941) |
Playing career | 1941–1951 |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1941 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1941–1942 | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets |
1946 | St. Louis Blues |
1946–1948 | Syracuse Nationals |
1948–1949 | Fibber McGee & Molly |
1949 | Santa Barbara Retreaders |
1949–1950 | Santa Maria Dukes |
1950–1951 | Santa Barbara All-Americans |
As coach: | |
1951–1990 | Antelope Valley HS |
Career highlights and awards | |
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George Gregory Nelmark (May 9, 1917 – December 4, 2010), born George Nelimarkka,[1] was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets (1941–42) and Syracuse Nationals (1946–48) and averaged 5.3 points per game for his career.[1]
Nelmark served with the US Marine Corps during World War II, participating in the Battle of Guadalcanal.[3] After the war, he attended UC Santa Barbara,[3] and became a teacher at Antelope Valley High School, Lancaster, CA in 1951, retiring in 1990.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "George Nelmark NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "George Nelmark". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Antelope Valley High School, Les Merryman, 23 May 2018, NELMARK, George Gregory". Facebook. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 2010 deaths
- Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Guards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- People from Ironwood, Michigan
- Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
- Syracuse Nationals players
- Toledo Jim White Chevrolets players
- Truman Bulldogs men's basketball players
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs