Howard "Red" Rosan (May 22, 1911 – September 3, 1976) was an American basketball player and coach in the
American Basketball League (ABL). Rosan played for the
Philadelphia Sphas
The Philadelphia Sphas, also stylized SPHAs or SPHAS, were an American basketball franchise that existed as a professional, semi-professional, and exhibition team. They played their home games in the ballroom of Philadelphia's Broadwood Hotel. Th ...
from 1934 to 1945 and coached the
Baltimore Bullets from 1944 to 1946. He was inducted into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame in 1976 and posthumously inducted in the
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (IJSHOF) () is the international hall of fame for Jewish athletes and special contributors to the world of sport.
The purpose of the IJSHOF is to honor Jewish individuals, worldwide, who have accompli ...
in 1996 as a member of the Philadelphia Sphas.
Early life and education
Rosan was born on May 22, 1911, and grew up in
South Philadelphia
South Philadelphia, nicknamed South Philly, is the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south, and the Schuylkill River to the west."." ''City of Philadelphia''. Retrieved November 8, ...
. He began playing basketball while at
South Philadelphia High School
South Philadelphia High School is a public secondary high school located in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of South Philadelphia, at the intersection of Broad Street and Snyder Avenue.
The school serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of ...
.
After high school, Rosan enrolled in
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
and played for the
Owls
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for three seasons, then graduated in 1935.
Career
Upon completing college, Rosan joined the
Philadelphia Sphas
The Philadelphia Sphas, also stylized SPHAs or SPHAS, were an American basketball franchise that existed as a professional, semi-professional, and exhibition team. They played their home games in the ballroom of Philadelphia's Broadwood Hotel. Th ...
at the end of the 1934–35 ABL season. He played for 10 seasons with the Sphas until leaving to play for the
Baltimore Bullets in 1944.
[ While with the Bullets, Rosan took over as head coach for the team and replaced Ben Kramer at the start of the 1944–45 season. The following season, Rosan coached the Bullets towards their 1945–46 ABL championship win. With Baltimore, Rosan had 34 wins and 26 losses.] Outside of the ABL, Rosan played basketball briefly for the Hazleton Mountaineers and Allentown Barons in 1936 and 1938, respectively.[
]
Personal life
Rosan died on September 3, 1976, in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Wynnewood is a suburban Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community, located west of Philadelphia, straddling Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Haverford Township, D ...
. He was married and had two children.[
]
References
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1911 births
1976 deaths
American men's basketball players
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) head coaches
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
Basketball players from Philadelphia
Philadelphia Sphas players
Basketball player-coaches
Temple Owls men's basketball players
20th-century American Jews
Jewish American basketball coaches
Jewish American basketball players