Bernie Mehen Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernie Mehen NBL Stats . 2024-03-08 . Basketball-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . en.
  2. Web site: Bernie Mehen . Peach Basket Society. March 30, 2016 . August 25, 2019.
  3. Web site: Bernard Mehen Statistics. Just Sports Stats. August 25, 2019.