Joe Urso (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Pennsylvania | September 17, 1916
Died | April 27, 1991 Hamilton, Ohio | (aged 74)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Duquesne (1938–1939) |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1944–1945 | Pittsburgh Raiders |
1945–1946 | Youngstown Bears |
As coach: | |
1944–1945 | Pittsburgh Raiders |
Joseph John Urso (September 17, 1916 – April 27, 1991)[1] was an American professional basketball player and head coach.[2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Pittsburgh Raiders during the 1944–45 season as well as for the Youngstown Bears during the 1945–46 season.[2] Urso served as a player-coach for the Raiders (the only year the team existed).[1][3] In college, he lettered in both basketball and golf at Duquesne University.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Joe Urso". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Joe Urso NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "Raiders Make Pro Debut at Oshkosh". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1991 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Duquesne Dukes men's golfers
- Duquesne Dukes men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Pittsburgh Raiders coaches
- Pittsburgh Raiders players
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ohio
- Youngstown Bears players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs