Tommy O'Brien (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | New York | February 16, 1916
Died | November 17, 1955 El Paso, Texas | (aged 39)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Union Hill (Union City, New Jersey) |
College | George Washington (1935–1938) |
Position | Guard / forward |
Career history | |
1938–1940 | Jersey Reds |
1939–1941 | Akron Firestone Non-Skids |
1941–1942 | Akron Shulan |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Thomas William O'Brien (February 16, 1916 – November 17, 1955) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the National Basketball League for two seasons and averaged 1.9 points per game.[1][3]
O'Brien died on November 17, 1955, due to nephrosclerosis.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tommy O'Brien NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tommy O'Brien". Peach Basket Society. November 11, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Tommy O'Brien Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1955 deaths
- Akron Firestone Non-Skids players
- American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Hudson County, New Jersey
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Forwards (basketball)
- George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Union Hill High School alumni
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs