Herb Scheffler

Herb Scheffler
Personal information
Born	November 5, 1917; Springfield, Illinois
Died	January 20, 2001 (aged 83); Springfield, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Springfield (Springfield, Illinois)
College	Illinois (1936–1937); Oklahoma (1938–1940);
Position	Forward / center
Career history
As player:
1940–1941	Scheffler Illinois All-Stars
1940–1941	Decatur Schnozzle Five
1946–1947	Detroit Gems
As coach:
1949–1955	Springfield HS

Herbert Gene Scheffler (November 5, 1917 – January 20, 2001) was an American professional basketball player.^[1]^[2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems in 1946–47. In 33 career games he averaged 3.8 points per contest.^[2]

Scheffler also played minor league baseball in 1940 for the Rocky Mount Red Sox in the Piedmont League.^[3] His manager was Hall of Famer Heinie Manush.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Herb Scheffler". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Herb Scheffler NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ "Herb Scheffler minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

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[pbs-1] "Herb Scheffler". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

[bbr-2] "Herb Scheffler NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[3] "Herb Scheffler minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

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