Elmore Morgenthaler
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 3, 1922 Amarillo, Texas |
| Died | November 25, 1997 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
New Mexico Tech (1946) Boston College (1946–1947) |
| Playing career | 1947–1953 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 7, 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1947 | Providence Steamrollers |
| 1947 | Birmingham Skyhawks |
| 1947–1949 | Philadelphia Sphas |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1949–1950 | Scranton Miners |
| 1950–1951 | Waterloo Hawks |
| 1951 | Mexico Aztecas |
| 1951–1953 | Scranton Miners |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Elmore Robert Morgenthaler (August 3, 1922 – November 25, 1997) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers and the Philadelphia Warriors in the Basketball Association of America, among other franchises and leagues.[1]
Morgenthaler attended the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology for just the second semester of the 1945–46 season and was near the top of the nation in scoring.[2][3] He then transferred to Boston College and played most of the 1946–47 season before quitting college basketball at the end of February 1947 to play professionally. At 7'1", Morgenthaler is officially recognized as the National Basketball Association's first seven-foot player.[4] The Providence Steamrollers, for whom he played in the second half of the 1946–47 season, was a member of the Basketball Association of America (which later became the NBA, thus its history was adopted by the NBA).
References
- ↑ "Elmore Morgenthaler stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ United Press International (September 11, 1946). "Press release". Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ↑ Samson, David (2002). Useless Knowledge: Answers to Questions You'd Never Think to Ask. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-312-29017-7.