Johnny Macknowski
Personal information | |
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Born | Russia | January 7, 1923
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lincoln (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
College | Seton Hall (1942–1943, 1946–1948) |
BAA draft | 1948 / Round: – / Pick: – |
Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
Playing career | 1947–1951 |
Position | Guard / forward |
Number | 5 |
Career history | |
1947–1948 | Scranton Miners |
1948–1951 | Syracuse Nationals |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Andrew Mackin (born John Andrew Macknowski; January 7, 1923) is a Russian-born American former professional basketball player.[1] He played in the National Basketball League (NBL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals franchise as the team moved from the NBL into the NBA.[1][2]
He changed his surname from Macknowski to Mackin in 1952.[3]
His wife, Olga, predeceased him in December 2016, aged 90.[4] As of September 2017, Mackinowski, 94, resided at a retirement village in Morristown, Tennessee.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Johnny Macknowski NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Johnny Macknowski NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Macknowski Changes His Name to Mackin". The Post-Standard. April 3, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Olga Macknowsky obituary
- ^ Citizen Tribune: In the Classroom or on the Court, Johnny Macknowsky Gave his All
Categories:
- 1923 births
- Living people
- American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Jersey City, New Jersey
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- Rochester Royals draft picks
- Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players
- Syracuse Nationals players
- Soviet emigrants to the United States
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs