Jack Shaffer

John Cleo Shaffer (August 13, 1909 – June 17, 1963) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He appeared in six games for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the National Basketball League during the 1937–38 season.[1][3] A son of Russian immigrants, he grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska and attended the Grand Island campus of Doane University before enrolling at DePaul University.[2] He died of a heart attack in 1963.[2]

Jack Shaffer
Personal information
Born(1909-08-13)August 13, 1909
Grand Island, Nebraska
DiedJune 17, 1963(1963-06-17) (aged 53)
Akron, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College
PositionForward / center
Career history
1934–1935Olsen's Terrible Swedes
1935–1936Akron Firestones
1936–1938Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1940–1941Fort Wayne

References

  1. "John Shaffer NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. "Jack Shaffer". Peach Basket Society. September 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. "Jack Shaffer Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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