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1937–38 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots Season
The 1937–38 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots season was the Wingfoots' inaugural year in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), which was also the first year the league existed. Thirteen teams competed in the NBL, comprising six teams in the Eastern Division (Akron Goodyear's division) and seven teams in the Western Division. The Wingfoots were one of two teams from Akron, Ohio in the league, the other being the Akron Firestone Non-Skids. The Wingfoots played their home games at Goodyear Hall. They finished the season with a 13–5 record, placing second in the Eastern Division. However, they went on the win the league's playoffs championship against the Western Division's Oshkosh All-Stars, two games to one in a best-of-three series. Head coach Lefty Byers won the league's first Coach of the Year Award, while players Chuck Bloedorn and Charley Shipp earned First Team All-NBL honors. Roster Note: Leroy Lins and Ray Morstadt were not on the pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Byers
Clifton Andrew "Lefty" Byers (September 6, 1905 – May 25, 2000) was an American professional basketball coach for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL). He was the NBL Coach of the Year in 1937–38. During Byers' tenure, the Wingfoots transitioned from the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) in 1936–37 into the NBL in 1937–38 (its inaugural season). Byers led the Wingfoots to win the first-ever NBL championship in 1938. The year before, the team had also won the MBC championship. As a player, Byers competed in basketball, track, and baseball for Kansas State University in the 1920s. In basketball, he was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team twice, as both a junior (1926) and as a senior (1927). He then played semi-professionally for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in 1930–31 and 1931–32 while they were an amateur industrial league team. Head coaching record The below season records reflect Byers' tenure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBL (United States) Coach Of The Year Award
The National Basketball League Coach of the Year Award was an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given to the top head coach of the regular season in each of the twelve years the league existed. The Coach of the Year was selected by sports writers, broadcasters, coaches, and managers. Nelson, Murry R. ''The National Basketball League: A History, 1935–1949''. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2009. Retrieved on June 17, 2019. Among the winners were three future Basketball Hall of Famers: Al Cervi (1985), Les Harrison (1980), and Bobby McDermott (1988). Winners See also * NBA Coach of the Year Award The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who l ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nbl (United States) Coach Of The Year Award Coach Awards established in 1938 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball League (United States) Championship Seasons
National Basketball League may refer to: * Indian National Basketball League * Malaysia National Basketball League * National Basketball League (1898–1904), U.S., first professional men's basketball league in the world * National Basketball League (United States), 1937–49 * National Basketball League (Australia) * National Basketball League (Bulgaria) * National Basketball League (Canada), 1993–94 * National Basketball League of Canada * National Basketball League (China), professional men's basketball minor league in China * National Basketball League (Czech Republic) * National Basketball League (England) * National Basketball League (Indonesia) * National Basketball League (Japan) * National Basketball League (Kazakhstan) * National Basketball League (Lithuania), semi-professional men's basketball league * National Basketball League (New Zealand), semi-professional men's basketball league * National Basketball League (Philippines), professional men's basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots Seasons
Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage County, Ohio, Portage counties, had a population of 702,219. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau in Northeast Ohio about south of downtown Cleveland. First settled in 1810, the city was founded by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams in 1825 along the Cuyahoga River, Little Cuyahoga River at the summit of the developing Ohio and Erie Canal. The name is derived from the Greek language, Greek word (), signifying a summit or high point. It was briefly renamed South Akron after Eliakim Crosby founded nearby North Akron in 1833, until both merged into an incorporated village in 1836. In the 1910s, Akron doubled in population, making it the nation's fastest-growing city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Morstadt
Raymond Charles Morstadt (March 10, 1913 – July 5, 1965) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots The Akron Goodyear Wingfoots are one of the oldest basketball teams in the United States. They were founded in 1918, by the workers at the Goodyear Tire Company, in Akron, Ohio. The teams, while giving workers recreation, also helped to promote ... in the National Basketball League and averaged 3.5 points per game. References 1913 births 1965 deaths Akron Goodyear Wingfoots players All-American college men's basketball players Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players American men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Forwards (basketball) Marquette Golden Avalanche football players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Sportspeople from Waukegan, Illinois Basketball players from Lake County, Illinois {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroy Lins
Leroy John Lins (June 21, 1913 – August 12, 1986) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots The Akron Goodyear Wingfoots are one of the oldest basketball teams in the United States. They were founded in 1918, by the workers at the Goodyear Tire Company, in Akron, Ohio. The teams, while giving workers recreation, also helped to promote ... in the National Basketball League for eight games during the 1937–38 season and averaged 0.5 points per game. After basketball, Lins worked for Goodyear for many years. References 1913 births 1986 deaths Akron Goodyear Wingfoots players American men's basketball players United States Navy personnel of World War II Basketball players from Middlesex County, New Jersey Guards (basketball) New Brunswick High School alumni Rutgers Preparatory School alumni Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball players People from Milltown, New Jersey 20th-century American sportsmen {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-National Basketball League (United States) Team
The All-National Basketball League Team was an annual National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL) honor bestowed upon the best players in the United States league following the NBL season. The team was selected every season of the league's existence, from 1937–38 through 1948–49. Nine players earned at least four total selections, three of whom have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame – Bobby McDermott (1988), Buddy Jeannette (1994), and Al Cervi (1985). Key Annual selections Most selections The following table only lists players with at least four total selections. See also *All-NBA Team References ;General * ;Specific {{Reflist, 30em National Basketball League (United States) awards Awards established in 1938 1938 establishments in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Shipp
Charles William Shipp (December 3, 1913 – March 21, 1988) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard-forward, Shipp attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, where he led the Irish to the National Catholic Championship in 1933. Shipp played thirteen seasons (1937–1950) in the NBL and NBA as a member of the Akron Wingfoots, Oshkosh All-Stars, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, Anderson Packers, and Waterloo Hawks. During the 1949-50 NBA season, he served as a player-coach for the Waterloo Hawks, posting an 8–27 record. He made five All-NBL First Teams (1937–38, 1939–43) and two All-NBL Second Teams (1938–39 and 1943–44). Career playing statistics NBL Source Regular season , - , style="text-align:left;", 1937–38 , style="text-align:left;", Akron G. W. , 16 , , 38 , , 14 , , , , , , 90 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1938–39 , style="text-align:left;", Akron G. W. , 24 , , 59 , , 24 , , , , , , 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Bloedorn
Charles Ervin Bloedorn Jr. (May 28, 1912 – May 20, 1998) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League from 1937 to 1940. Bloedorn also played one season of minor league baseball, for the Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as th ... in 1934. References 1912 births 1998 deaths Akron Goodyear Wingfoots players American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Chicago Carl Schurz High School alumni Guards (basketball) Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's basketball players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players 20th-century American sportsmen {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best-of-three
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly known as ''on aggregate'', and the ''round-robin tournament''. Single elimination A single-elimination ("knockout") playoff pits the participants in one-game matches, with the loser being dropped from the competition. Single-elimination tournaments are often used in individual sports like tennis. In most tennis tournaments, the players are seeded against each other, and the winner of each match continues to the next round, all the way to the final. When a playoff of this type involves the top four teams, it is sometimes known as the Shaughnessy playoff system, after Frank Shaughnessy, who first developed it for the International League of minor league baseball. Variations of the Shaughnessy system also exist, such as in the promotion pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodyear Hall
Goodyear Hall-Ohio Savings and Trust Company (currently a multi-purpose building with residential and retail tenants) is a historic building located in Akron, Ohio, US. The building is situated at 1201 E. Market Street, at the corner of Goodyear Boulevard and East Market Street. The structure is seven stories in height, built of brick and tile. Architecture and fittings Completed in 1920, the industrial university and recreational institution was developed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for the welfare of its employees. The building included an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1686, the largest stage and theater in Akron in its time, and one of the largest in Ohio. The gymnasium was comparable to a college indoor athletic stadium. There were bowling alleys, target and rifle ranges, Goodyear university, and a cafeteria capable of accommodating 8,000 daily. Dormitory rooms were available for both men and women, in addition to recreational rooms and the library. There wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
