Edward Marion Sadowski (February 2, 1915 – March 11, 1992) was an American professional

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player. He played for the

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, Toledo Jim White Chevrolets, and

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in the National Basketball League (NBL) and averaged 4.8 points per game. In 1942–43 he won the NBL championship while playing for the Red Skins. Sadowski was born in Massachusetts and played basketball and football for the

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. He is often confused with

Ed Sadowski Edward Roman Sadowski (January 19, 1931 – November 6, 1993) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played in all or part of four seasons between and for the Boston Red Sox (1960), Los Angeles Angels (1961–1963) and Atlanta B ...

, who also played in the NBL (although they are unrelated). The latter Sadowski played collegiately at

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