Frank Linskey | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 180 |
Birth Date: | 18 August 1913 |
Birth Place: | Braidwood, Illinois |
Death Place: | Southfield, Michigan |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | St. Philip (Chicago, Illinois) |
College: | DePaul (1933–1935) |
Career Start: | 1935 |
Career End: | 1941 |
Career Position: | Guard |
Coach Start: | 1940 |
Coach End: | 1941 |
Years1: | 1935–1937 |
Team1: | Cicero Elks |
Years2: | 1937–1939 |
Team2: | Oshkosh All-Stars |
Years3: | 1939–1941 |
Team3: | Chicago Bruins |
Cyears1: | 1940–1941 |
Cteam1: | Chicago Bruins |
Frank E. Linskey (August 18, 1913 – July 3, 1999) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[1] [2] He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Chicago Bruins in the National Basketball League and averaged 2.9 points per game.[1] [3] He served as a player-coach for the Bruins during the 1940–41 season where the team finished with 11 wins and 13 losses.[2] [4]
Linskey worked for Sears after his basketball career, retiring and moving to Florida in 1974.[2] He eventually moved to Southfield, Michigan.[2]