Red Dehnert

This article is about the Providence Steamrollers player. For the Hall of Fame player, see Dutch Dehnert.
Red Dehnert
Personal information
Born (1924-01-24)January 24, 1924
New York City, New York
Died September 23, 1984(1984-09-23) (aged 60)
San Francisco, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College St. John's[1]
Columbia (1943–1944)
Position Forward
Career history
As player:
1946–1947 Providence Steamrollers
1947 Newark Bobcats
1947–1948 Chattanooga Majors
1948 Wilkes-Barre Barons
1948–1949 Pottsville Packers
1949 Lancaster Rockets
As coach:
1947–1948 Chattanooga Majors
1948–1949 Pottsville Packers
Career highlights and awards

As player-coach:

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Edward "Red" Dehnert (January 24, 1924 – September 23, 1984)[2] was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers for 10 games during the 1946–47 BAA season.[3] He is the nephew of Hall of Fame player Dutch Dehnert.[4][5][6]

Dehnert served as the Pottsville Packers' player-coach in 1948–49.[6] That season, the Packers won the Eastern Professional Basketball League championship against the Harrisburg Senators, three games to two in a best-of-five series.

References

  1. "Father and Son Officials Named for Senators Fray". The Evening News. February 10, 1949. p. 33. Retrieved August 11, 2014 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Red Dehnert". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. "Red Dehnert stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  4. "Barons Bring Former Penn State Stars for Armory Game". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. February 11, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  5. "Brooklyn Youngsters Win Y.M.C.A Tourney Opener" (PDF). Daily Sentinel. Rome, New York. March 14, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Tuckey Directs Senators in Fray With Pottsville". The Evening News. January 5, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved August 11, 2014 via Newspapers.com.
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