Eddie Younger Explained

Eddie Younger
Birth Date:7 January 1923
Nationality:American
Height Ft:5
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:140
High School:Franklin (Manhattan, New York)
College:LIU Brooklyn (1942–1944)
Career Start:1944
Career End:1953
Career Position:Guard
Years1:1944–1948
Team1:New York Rens
Years2:1945–1946
Team2:Harlem Globetrotters
Years3:1948–1950
Team3:Scranton Miners
Years4:1948–1949
Team4:Mohawk Redskins
Years5:1950–1951
Team5:Saratoga Harlem Yankees
Years6:1951–1952
Team6:Carbondale Aces
Years7:1952–1953
Team7:Glens Falls-Saratoga

Edward Younger (January 7, 1923 – March 18, 1985) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played for the New York Rens.[2] Younger attended Benjamin Franklin High School and later Long Island University.[3] Younger would also play for the Scranton Miners in the American Basketball League[4] and was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eddie Younger . Pro Basketball Encyclopedia . August 21, 2023.
  2. Web site: Friday Free Throws | the Black Fives Foundation . 2015-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130017/http://www.blackfives.org/friday-free-throws-5/ . 2015-04-02 . dead .
  3. Web site: Plenty of star power at NYC HOF ceremony. https://web.archive.org/web/20150111090557/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy/id/3597379/plenty-star-power-nyc-hof-ceremony. dead. January 11, 2015. Espn.go.com. 3 June 2018.
  4. Book: Peterson, Robert. Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketball's Early Years. 3 June 2018. University of Nebraska Press. 978-0803287723. 3 June 2018. Google Books.
  5. Web site: The Hidden Story: Rens Break Pre-NBA Color Barrier, 1948 | the Black Fives Foundation . 2015-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141110101048/http://www.blackfives.org/rens-break-pre-nba-color-barrier-1948/ . 2014-11-10 . dead .