Emmet Birk

Emmet Birk
Personal information
Born	March 21, 1914; Grafton, North Dakota
Died	November 6, 2000 (aged 86); Whittier, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Park River (Park River, North Dakota)
College	North Dakota (1934–1937)
Position	Forward
Career history
1938	Oshkosh All-Stars
1939–1941	Bismarck Phantoms
Career highlights and awards
	UND Hall of Fame (1977);

Emmet Clifford Birk (March 21, 1914 – November 6, 2000) was an American professional basketball player.^[1]^[2] He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League for one game during the 1938–39 season.^[1]^[3] In college, he played for the University of North Dakota (UND), where he won North Central Conference championships all three years he played.^[4] He was inducted into the UND Hall of Fame in 1977.^[4]

In his post-basketball career, Birk spent five years serving in the Army during World War II.^[2] He then moved to Whittier, California and spent 45 years as a schoolteacher and coach.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Emmet Birk NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Emmet Birk". Peach Basket Society. September 21, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ "Emmet Birk Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Obituaries: Emmet Birk". The Bismarck Tribune. December 15, 2000. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1910s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[bbr-1] "Emmet Birk NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[peach-2] "Emmet Birk". Peach Basket Society. September 21, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[3] "Emmet Birk Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[obit-4] "Obituaries: Emmet Birk". The Bismarck Tribune. December 15, 2000. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]