Leslie Ellsworth Pugh (September 18, 1923 - February 25, 1979
) was an American professional
basketball
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player. He spent one season in the
Basketball Association of America
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(BAA) and one season in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) as a member of the
Providence Steam Rollers
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(1948–49) and the
Baltimore Bullets (1949–1950). He attended
Ohio State University
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.
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1923 births
1979 deaths
American men's basketball players
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
Basketball players from Ohio
Centers (basketball)
Forwards (basketball)
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
People from Richland County, Ohio
Providence Steamrollers players
Undrafted NBA players
Middletown High School (Ohio) alumni
20th-century American sportsmen
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