Harry Marshall "Swede" Roos Sr. (August 8, 1913 – January 30, 1979) was an American professional

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player. He played for the

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in the National Basketball League, among other teams and leagues. Roos also served as the head coach for the Chicago American Gears in 1945–46 and as an assistant in 1946–47. He then became a

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for the Waterloo Pro-Hawks of the Professional Basketball League of America in 1947 and for the

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of the

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in 1948.

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