Leroy Edwards ( born Leroy Edwards ; April 11, 1914 , Indianapolis , Indiana , USA - August 25, 1971 , Indianapolis , Indiana , USA ) is an American professional basketball player . Two- time NBL champion (1941, 1942).
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| Position | Center |
| Nicknames | Cowboy, Lefty, Li'l Abner |
| Growth | 196 cm |
| Weight | 95 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | April 11, 1914 |
| Place of Birth | Indianapolis , Indiana , USA |
| Date of death | August 25, 1971 (57 years old) |
| Place of death | Indianapolis , Indiana , USA |
| School | Arsenal Technical (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | Kentucky (1933-1935) |
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Early years
Leroy Edwards was born on April 11, 1914 in Indianapolis ( Indiana ), studied at the Arsenal Technical School, where he played for the local basketball team.
Student career
In 1933 he entered the University of Kentucky , where for two years he played for the Kentucky Wildcats team, in which he spent a successful career. In 1935, he was recognized as the basketball player of the year among students according to the Helms Foundation [1] , and also joined the NCAA All-American Team . In addition, in 1975 he was included in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame [2] , in 2012 in the University of Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, and the Association of Professional Basketball Researchers (APBR) included him in the list of the hundred best 20th-century professional basketball players.
Professional career
Edwards played in the center position. In 1935, he entered into an agreement with the Indianapolis Kautskis club, which spoke at the Midwest Basketball Conference (SZBK) , the forerunner of the National Basketball League (NBL) . In 1937, Leroy signed an agreement with the Oshkosh All Stars team, which had already played in the NBL, and spent its further, very successful, professional career in it. In total, the NBL spent 12 seasons. In the seasons of 1940/1941 and 1941/1942 , being a teammate of Herman Whitasek and Charlie Shipp , Edwards as part of the All Stars won two league titles and simultaneously became the most productive player in the team (190 and 262 points respectively) [3] [ 4] . In addition, six times he was included in the 1st national team of all the NBL stars ( 1938 - 1942 , 1945 ), as well as two times - in the 2nd national team of all the NBL stars ( 1943 , 1946 ). The first three seasons, Leroy Edwards became the most productive player in the NBL regular season and was recognized as the most valuable player in the regular season of the NBL (1938-1940), and after the abolition of the league was included in the national team of all time of the NBL . In total, during his career in the NBL, he played 322 games in which he scored 3221 points (an average of 10.0 per game), simultaneously becoming the 2nd most successful NBL player in the history of the league [5] . In addition, as part of the Oshkosh All Stars, he participated in the World Professional Basketball Tournament ten times, becoming his winner in 1942 and winning silver medals four times (1939, 1941, 1943 and 1946).
Death
Leroy Edwards died August 25, 1971 at the 58th year of his life from a heart attack in Indianapolis ( Indiana ) [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Helms Foundation Player of the Year Winners . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Leroy Edwards . hoopshall.com . Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Date of treatment April 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1940-41 Oshkosh All-Stars Statistics . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. Date of treatment April 8, 2014.
- ↑ 1941-42 Oshkosh All-Stars Statistics . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. Date of treatment April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Leroy Edwards NBL Stats . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. Date of treatment April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Leroy Edwards - Basketball Legend (inaccessible link) . bigbluehistory.net . Big Blue History. Date of treatment April 8, 2014. Archived April 10, 2014.