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]