Bernie Mehen | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
Birth Date: | 19 September 1918 |
Birth Place: | Wheeling, West Virginia |
Death Place: | Sylvania, Ohio |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Wheeling Park (Wheeling, West Virginia) |
College: | Tennessee (1939–1942) |
Career Position: | Forward / center |
Years1: | 1945–1946 |
Team1: | Toledo Jim Whites |
Years2: | 1946 |
Team2: | Youngstown Bears |
Years3: | 1946–1948 |
Team3: | Toledo Jeeps |
Bernard Joseph Mehen (September 19, 1918 – May 11, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.[1] [2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Youngstown Bears and Toledo Jeeps and averaged 6.9 points per game.[1] [3] He served in the Army during World War II and suffered a foot injury caused by mortar shell.[2] Bernie's younger brother Dick Mehen played alongside him at both the University of Tennessee and with the Toledo Jeeps.[2]