Al Benson (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | July 27, 1914
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1933–1934 | New York Nationals |
1934–1940 | Jersey Reds |
1934–1935 | Albany |
1934–1935 | Atlantic City |
1937–1938 | Myerstown Memorials |
1939–1942 | New York Jewels |
1940 | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans |
1940–1941 | Detroit Eagles |
1941–1942 | Kingston Recreations |
1942 | Wilmington Blue Bombers |
1942 | Washington Brewers |
1945–1946 | Baltimore Bullets |
1945–1946 | Pittston |
1946–1947 | Nanticoke |
1946–1947 | Newark Bobcats |
1947 | Troy Celtics |
1947 | Paterson Crescents |
1947–1948 | Paterson |
1947–1948 | Glen Falls |
1949–1950 | Schenectady Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Albert L. Benson (born July 27, 1914, date of death unknown) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans and Detroit Eagles in 1940–41 and averaged 1.6 points per game.[2]
Early life
[edit]Benson was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on July 24, 1914.[3] He served in the U.S. Army during the World War II era and was discharged in March 1946.
References
[edit]- ^ "Al Benson". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "Al Benson NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Al Benson". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
Categories:
- 1914 births
- American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- Centers (basketball)
- Detroit Eagles players
- Hammond Ciesar All-Americans players
- Paterson Crescents players
- United States Army soldiers
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs