Carl Marvin Meinhold (March 29, 1926 – February 23, 2019) was an American professional

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player.

Early life

A 6'2"

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from

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, Meinhold played two seasons (1947–1949) in the

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as a member of the Baltimore Bullets,

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and

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, He averaged 5.3

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in his BAA career and won a league championship with Baltimore in 1948. In 1953-54 he played for the

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, a team which toured with (and generally lost to) the

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. Meinhold was named to the all-league first team while playing for the Berwick Carbuilders of the

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in 1954. Meinhold attended Hazleton High School in

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, where in 1944 he led the team to a Pennsylvania state title, scoring 25 points in the final.

BAA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

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1926 births 2019 deaths American men's basketball players Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players Basketball players from Pennsylvania Chicago Stags players LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players Sportspeople from Hazleton, Pennsylvania Providence Steamrollers players Shooting guards Small forwards Washington Generals players 20th-century American sportsmen {{1920s-US-basketball-bio-stub