Hale Swanson | |
Position: | Guard / forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
Birth Date: | 6 September 1914 |
Birth Place: | La Porte, Indiana |
Death Place: | Chicago Heights, Illinois |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Bloom (Chicago Heights, Illinois) |
College: | Illinois (1934–1937) |
Years1: | 1939 |
Team1: | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans |
Harold Arthur "Hale" Swanson (September 6, 1914 – April 9, 1990) was an American professional basketball player as well as minor league baseball player.[1] [2] [3] He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans in 1939–40 but did not score a point in two career games.[2] In baseball, he played in the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system for seven different teams between 1937 and 1946.[3]