Jack E. Ozburn ( born Jack A. Ozburn ; January 4, 1913 , Murphysboro , Illinois , USA - February 14, 1969 , Akron , Ohio , USA ) is an American professional basketball player . Two- time NBL champion (1939, 1940).
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| Position | Light Forward / Attack Defender |
| Growth | 185 cm |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | January 4, 1913 |
| Place of Birth | Murphysboro , Illinois , USA |
| Date of death | February 14, 1969 (56 years old) |
| Place of death | Akron , Ohio , USA |
| School | Murphysboro (Murphysboro) |
| College | Monmouth (1929-1933) |
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Early years
Jack Ozburn was born on January 4, 1913 in the city of Murphysboro ( Illinois ). In 1933 he graduated from Monmouth College , where for four years he played for the team Monmouth Fighting Scotts , in which he spent a successful career. Under Ozburn, the Fighting Scotts have never won a regular championship or a Midwest Collegiate Athletic conference tournament, and have never entered the playoffs of the US student championship [1] [2] [3] [4] .
Professional career
He played as a light forward and attacking defender . In 1937, Jack Ozburn entered into an agreement with the Acron Firestone Non-Skids team in the National Basketball League (NBL) . He later played for the Toledo Jim White Chevroletts (NBL) team. In total, the NBL spent 5 seasons. In the 1938/1939 and 1939/1940 seasons, Ozburn, as a teammate of Jerry Bush , Howard Cable and John Moir , became two-time NBL champion in the Acron Firestone Non-Skids. Once included in the 1st team of all the NBL stars ( 1941 ), as well as three consecutive years - in the 2nd team of all the NBL stars ( 1938 - 1940 ) [5] . In total, during his career in the NBL, he played 87 games in which he scored 818 points (an average of 9.4 per game) [6] . In addition, Ozburn participated in the World Professional Basketball Tournament three times as part of Firestone Non-Skids, but without much success.
Death
Jack Ozburn died February 14, 1969 at the 57th year of his life in the city of Akron ( Ohio ) [7] .
Notes
- ↑ 1929-30 Midwest Collegiate Athletic Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 30, 2014.
- ↑ 1930-31 Midwest Collegiate Athletic Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 30, 2014.
- ↑ 1931-32 Midwest Collegiate Athletic Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 30, 2014.
- ↑ 1932-33 Midwest Collegiate Athletic Season Summary . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 30, 2014.
- ↑ Jack Ozburn NBL Stats . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of appeal April 30, 2014.
- ↑ Jack Ozburn Stats . justsportsstats.com . Just Sports Stats. Date of appeal April 30, 2014.
- ↑ Jack A Ozburn, "Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007" . familysearch.org . Family Search. Date of appeal April 30, 2014.