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Don Beery

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Don Beery
Personal information
Born(1920-02-23)February 23, 1920
Fort Wayne, Indiana
DiedApril 2, 2016(2016-04-02) (aged 96)
Tucson, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Side (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
PositionGuard
Career history
1940–1941Fort Wayne
1941–1942Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons

Donald Patterson Beery (February 23, 1920 – April 2, 2016) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in the National Basketball League during the 1941–42 season and averaged 0.7 points per game.[1][3]

He served in the Army during World War II and earned the Silver Star with arrowhead, Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Clusters.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Don Beery NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Don Beery". Peach Basket Society. December 2, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Virgil Batterman Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Obiturary. Apr. 17, 2016. Fort Wayne Newspapers. Legacy.com. Retrieved July 27, 2019.