George Mearns
Personal information | |
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Born |
Westerly, Rhode Island | April 18, 1922
Died |
December 27, 1997 75) Rockport, Maine | (aged
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Westerly (Westerly, Rhode Island) |
College | Rhode Island (1940–1943) |
Playing career | 1946–1948 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 10 |
Career history | |
1946–1948 | Providence Steamrollers |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
George Mearns (April 18, 1922 – December 27, 1997) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers in the 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons of the Basketball Association of America.[1] He played in the November 2, 1946 game against the Boston Celtics, which was the Celtics franchise's first-ever game.[2] Providence won the game 59–53.[2]
Mearns, while a senior at Westerly High School in 1939–40, scored 62 points in a 158–12 win over arch rival Stonington High School.[3]
References
- ↑ "George Mearns stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- 1 2 May, Peter (November 1, 1996). "THE ORIGINALS; Nov. 2, 1946: 4,406 watched". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ↑ DeGange, John (December 18, 1940). "Ins and Outs of Sports World". The New London Day. New London, Connecticut. p. 16. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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