Jack Phelan (basketball, born 1925)

John Edward Phelan (born November 6, 1925)[1] is a retired American basketball player who was a forward in the National Basketball Association. He played with the Waterloo Hawks and Sheboygan Red Skins during the 1949-50 NBA season.

Jack Phelan
Personal information
Born (1925-11-06) November 6, 1925
Chicago, Illinois
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
CollegeDePaul (1945–1949)
Playing career1949–1950
PositionForward
Number9, 12
Career history
1949Waterloo Hawks
1949–1950Sheboygan Red Skins
Career statistics
Points226
Assists57
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Career

Phelan played for the DePaul University Blue Demons from 1943–45, playing on the 1945 NIT Championship team before enlisting in the Navy. He returned to the team from 1947–49, playing forward and back-up center to the man voted the best basketball player of 1900-1950, George Mikan. Mikan had a scar on his elbow made by teeth he knocked out of Jack's mouth in a practice the day they left for the NIT Tournament. Jack played part-time from 1951-1955 as a fill-in player against the Harlem Globetrotters. They were variously billed as the Chicago Majors, the Philadelphia Sphas, the Boston Whirlwinds, the KC Monarchs, and the House of David, among other names.

Phelan went on to a career as a salesman and manager with the Nalco Chemical Company. He now resides in Bradenton, Florida.

References

  1. "Jack Phelan". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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