Del Loranger
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan | March 17, 1920
Died | March 24, 2003 St. Clair, Michigan | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fordson (Dearborn, Michigan) |
College | Western Michigan (1939–1943) |
Playing career | 1944–1949 |
Position | Forward / guard |
Career history | |
1944–1945 | Midland Dow Chemical |
1945 | Detrtoit Mansfields |
1946–1947 | Detroit Gems |
1947 | Kansas City Blues |
1947 | Indianapolis Kautskys |
1947–1948 | Detroit Vagabond Kings |
1948–1949 | Detroit Jerry Lynch All-Stars |
Delbert Loranger (March 17, 1920 – March 24, 2003) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Loranger played in numerous independent and professional leagues, including the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems, Indianapolis Kautskys, and Detroit Vagabond Kings. As a player, he averaged 6.8 points per game while in the NBL.[2] Loranger also served as the Vagabond Kings' head coach during the 1948–49 season.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Del Loranger". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. 28 March 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "Del Loranger NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2003 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Michigan
- Basketball players from Detroit
- Detroit Gems players
- Detroit Vagabond Kings coaches
- Detroit Vagabond Kings players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- Indianapolis Kautskys players
- Basketball player-coaches
- Professional Basketball League of America players
- Sportspeople from Detroit
- Western Michigan Broncos baseball players
- Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs