Elmore Morgenthaler
Personal information | |
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Born | Otto, Texas | August 3, 1922
Died | November 25, 1997 Marlin, Texas | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hobbs (Hobbs, New Mexico) |
College |
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Playing career | 1947–1953 |
Position | Philadelphia Warriors |
1949–1950 | Scranton Miners |
1950–1951 | Waterloo Hawks/Grand Rapids Hornets |
1951 | Mexico Aztecas |
1951–1953 | Scranton Miners |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Elmore Robert Morgenthaler (August 3, 1922 – November 25, 1997) was an American professional
Morgenthaler was raised in
Morgenthaler's health deteriorated after his retirement.[4] He worked at a liquor distillery to support himself.[4] In 1996, aged 74, Morgenthaler was living by himself in a rundown apartment building in Marlin, Texas. His right arm and a part of his left leg were paralyzed from a stroke he suffered in 1984. Like other former professional basketball players in the 1940s and 1950s, Morgenthaler did not receive a pension from the NBA and lived his final years in poverty.[2] At the time of his death, he was residing at Bremond Nursing Home in Bremond, Texas.[8] Morgenthaler died due to pneumonia at Falls Community Hospital in Marlin.[8]
BAA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1946–47 | Providence | 11 | .308 | .583 | .3 | 1.4 |
1948–49 | Philadelphia | 20 | .385 | .667 | .4 | 2.1 |
Career | 31 | .365 | .633 | .3 | 1.8 |
References
- ^ "Elmore Morgenthaler stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ a b Gustkey, Earl (October 28, 1996). "The NBA's Dirty Secret : Amid Ostentatious Wealth, Old-timers Destitute Without Pensions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-312-29017-7.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith, Toby (December 11, 1990). "Elmore the Great Did Big Things Long Before Lue". Albuquerque Journal. p. 23. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Meier, Ted (February 27, 1946). "Elmore Morgenthaler, Of New Mexico Mines, Regains Lead In National Individual Basketball Scoring Race". The Florence Times. Florence, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Elmore Leaves B.C.; Signs With Pros". The Heights. No. XXVIII. February 21, 1947. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Elmore Morgenthaler Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2017
- ^ a b "Morgenthaler, Elmore Robert". Criswell Cemetery. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com