Ken Walters (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Millfield, Ohio | April 29, 1922
Died | February 13, 1992 Clearwater, Florida | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Ohio |
NBA draft | 1947: undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1947 | Syracuse Nationals |
1947–1948 | Zanesville Pioneers |
1948 | Louisville Colonels |
1948–1951 | Hartford Hurricanes |
1948–1949 | Bristol |
1949–1950 | New Britain |
As coach: | |
1952–1960 | Clearwater HS |
Kenneth William Walters (April 29, 1922 – February 13, 1992) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Syracuse Nationals in one game during the 1947–48 season.[1][3] His playing career spanned four total seasons, however, as he did compete in various other professional leagues of the time.[2]
Walters moved to Clearwater, Florida where he coached Clearwater High School's basketball team and also sold insurance.[2] He became the Clearwater City Commissioner in 1960.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ken Walters NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ken Walters". Peach Basket Society. June 3, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "Ken Walters Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 1992 deaths
- American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Ohio
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Guards (basketball)
- Hartford Hurricanes players
- High school basketball coaches in Florida
- Ohio Bobcats men's basketball players
- People from Athens County, Ohio
- Professional Basketball League of America players
- Sportspeople from Clearwater, Florida
- Basketball players from Pinellas County, Florida
- Syracuse Nationals players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs