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Ward Meyers

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Ward Meyers
Personal information
Born(1908-04-19)April 19, 1908
Huntington County, Indiana
DiedApril 6, 1987(1987-04-06) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
PositionCenter
Career history
As player:
1929–1931Fort Wayne Hoosiers
1931–1932Toledo Red Man Tobaccos
1932–1933Fort Wayne Chiefs
1933–1935Fort Wayne General Electrics
1935–1936Kingston Colonials
1936–1937Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1939–1940Indianapolis Kautskys
As coach:
1939–1940Indianapolis Kautskys

Columbus Wardner "Ward" Meyers (April 19, 1908 – April 6, 1987) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Indianapolis Kautskys during the 1939–40 season and averaged 2.0 points per game in two games played.[1][3] That season he also served as the head coach.[2] Meyers spent the majority of his playing career in the Fort Wayne, Indiana region, competing on semi-professional teams.[2]

Head coaching record

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Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Indianapolis 1939–40 28 9 19 .321 4th in Eastern Missed playoffs
Total 28 9 19 .321

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ward Meyers NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Ward Myers". Peach Basket Society. November 11, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ward Meyers Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 26, 2019.