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Henry Pearcy

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Henry Pearcy
Personal information
Born(1922-07-21)July 21, 1922
Martinsville, Indiana
DiedJanuary 11, 2002(2002-01-11) (aged 79)
Martinsville, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolMartinsville (Martinsville, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana State (1940-1943)
PositionGuard
Number44
Career history
1946–1947Detroit Falcons
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Henry Earl Pearcy Sr. (July 21, 1922 – January 11, 2002) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played in 29 games for the Detroit Falcons of the Basketball Association of America in the 1946–47 season. He recorded 73 points, 7 assists, and 20 personal fouls in his career.[1] Henry is the younger brother of George Pearcy, who also played for the Falcons that season.[1]

Following his college career; Henry joined the United States Army Air Forces. During World War II, he was a B-24 pilot in the European Theater; based in the United Kingdom, he flew 33 missions over Germany.

Henry returned to Indiana State and obtained a Masters degree in Education and began a 40 year career in education.[2] [3]

BAA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Detroit 29 .222 .735 .2 2.5
Career 29 .222 .735 .2 2.5

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Henry Pearcy NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-reporter-times-obituary-for-henry-ea/109307046/
  3. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-obituary-for-henry/38322690/
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