Dean Mealy
American basketball player (1915–1973)
Personal information | |
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Born | (1915-05-07)May 7, 1915 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
Died | April 28, 1973(1973-04-28) (aged 57) Massillon, Ohio |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Cuyahoga Falls (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) |
College | Muskingum (1934–1938) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1937–1939 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
1939–1940 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dean R. Mealy (May 7, 1915 – April 28, 1973) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots and Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 1937 and 1940.[1][2][3] For his career he averaged 3.8 points per game and helped lead the Wingfoots to the NBL championship in 1937–38.[1]
While at Muskingum University, Mealy played for the football, basketball, and track teams.[2]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | FGM | Field goals made |
FTM | Free throws made | FTA | Free throws attempted |
FT% | Free throw percentage | PTS | Total points |
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Denotes seasons in which Tamango's team won an NBL championship |
NBL
Source[1]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FGM | FTM | PTS | PPG |
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1937–38† | Akron | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 3.5 |
1938–39 | Akron | 10 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 4.4 |
1939–40 | Oshkosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Career | 19 | 21 | 30 | 72 | 3.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | FGM | FTM | PTS | PPG |
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1937–38† | Akron | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Dean Mealy NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Dean Mealy". Peach Basket Society. August 31, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Dean Mealy Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 1937–38 NBL champions
- Bennett
- Bloedorn
- Cope
- Fitts
- McAdams
- Mealy
- Ochsenhirt
- Rush
- Shipp
- Tamagno
- Head coach Byers
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