Doyle Cofer Explained

Doyle Cofer
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Birth Date:18 January 1923
Birth Place:Bruceville, Indiana
Death Place:Noblesville, Indiana
Nationality:American
College:Indiana State (1945–1946)
Years1:1946–1947
Team1:Terre Haute Commercial Solvents Norways
Years2:1947–1948
Team2:Terre Haute Flamingos
Years3:1948
Team3:Detroit Vagabond Kings
Years4:1948–1949
Team4:House of David
Years5:1949–1950
Team5:New York Celtics
Years6:1950
Team6:Indiana Clark Twins

Doyle Cofer (January 18, 1923 – January 15, 1999) was an American professional basketball player.[1] [2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Vagabond Kings during the 1948–49 season and averaged 3.4 points per game.[2]

He spent one season as a member of the Indiana State Sycamores. In his lone season, the Sycamores reached the finals of the 1946 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament, they were led by Glenn Curtis.

A civil engineer after basketball, Cofer was killed at age 75 in an accident when he was trying to load a bulldozer onto a flatbed.[1] The bulldozer toppled over and crushed him.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doyle Cofer. Blogspot . Peach Basket Society . 27 June 2016. October 1, 2016.
  2. Web site: Doyle Cofer NBL stats. Sports Reference LLC . basketball-reference.com . October 1, 2016.