Irving Terjesen

Irving Bernhard Terjesen (March 4, 1915 – April 12, 1990) was an American basketball player. An All-American college player at New York University, Terjesen played three seasons in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).

Irving Terjesen
Personal information
Born(1915-03-04)March 4, 1915
Brooklyn, New York
DiedApril 12, 1990(1990-04-12) (aged 75)
Akron, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolJames Madison (Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeNYU (1934–1938)
PositionForward / center
Career history
1938–1941Akron Firestone Non-Skids
Career highlights and awards

Terjesen played in his native Brooklyn for James Madison High School,[1] then played four seasons for Howard Cann's NYU Violets, where he was the leading scorer for two seasons. After the close of his college career, Terjesen played for the NBL's Akron Firestone Non-Skids from 1938 to 1941. The Firestone Non-Skids won the National Basketball League championships in both 1938-39 and 1939–40. In 63 career NBL appearances, Terjesen averaged 3.1 points per game. He was also known by the nicknames "Rip" and "Swede."[2] He was inducted into the Summit County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1981.[3]

References
  1. "Six Boro Men get Violet Letters". Brooklyn Eagle. 7 December 1936. p. 19. Retrieved February 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Irving Terjesen basketball-reference.com profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. "Irving "Rip" Terjesen". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10.


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