Frank Sachse | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 195 |
Birth Date: | 24 July 1917 |
Birth Place: | Memphis, Texas |
Death Place: | Dallas, Texas |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Quitaque (Quitaque, Texas) |
College: | Texas Tech (1937–1938, 1942–1943) |
Career Position: | Guard |
Years1: | 1943–1945 |
Team1: | Oshkosh All-Stars |
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Francis Marion "Butch" Sachse Jr. (July 24, 1917 – October 1, 1989) was an American professional basketball and football player.[1] [2] He played collegiately at Texas Tech University.[2]
Sachse's professional football career spanned three National Football League seasons.[3] He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943), Brooklyn Tigers (1944), and the Boston Yanks (1945).[3] In 20 career games, he completed 32 of 75 pass attempts to go with three touchdowns and six interceptions.[3]
Sachse's basketball career was two seasons spent playing in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars.[1] [4] A guard, he averaged 4.5 points per game spanning the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.[1]