Bob Rensberger Explained

Bob Rensberger
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:170
Nationality:American
Birth Date:7 March 1921
Birth Place:Nappanee, Indiana
Death Place:Bremen, Indiana
High School:Nappanee (Nappanee, Indiana)
College:Notre Dame (1940–1943)
Career Start:1945
Career End:1947
Career Position:Forward
Years1:1945–1946
Team1:Chicago American Gears
Years2:1946–1947
Team2:Chicago Stags
Highlights:
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:3
Stat2label:Points
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Personal fouls
Stat3value:4
Bbr:rensbro01

Robert Lamar Rensberger (March 7, 1921 – September 6, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. He played one season for the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946–47.[1] He only appeared in three total games, shot 0-for-7 in total field goal attempts, scored zero career points and ended up with four personal fouls.[1]

A native of Nappanee, Indiana, Rensberger attended Nappanee High School and graduated in 1939. He then enrolled at the University of Notre Dame and played for the men's basketball team from 1940–41 to 1942–43. As a senior, Rensberger averaged 9.3 points per game (ppg) after posting 6.7 ppg the year before,[2] and he was named a consensus Second Team All-American at the end of his final season.

During the middle of his senior year, Fighting Irish head coach George Keogan suffered a heart attack and died.[3] Rensberger and his teammates served as the pallbearers for Keogan's funeral on the afternoon of February 20, 1943, before playing a game that same night.[3]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played
 FG% Field-goal percentage
 FT% Free-throw percentage
 APG Assists per game
 PPG Points per game

Regular season

YearTeamGPFG%FT%APGPPG
1946–47Chicago3 .000 .000 .0 .0
Career3 .000 .000 .0 .0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Rensberger. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. October 13, 2010.
  2. Web site: Notre Dame Men's Basketball All-Century Team Nominees. und.com. University of Notre Dame. 2010. October 14, 2010.
  3. Book: Coffey, Michael. Echoes on the Hardwood: 100 Seasons of Notre Dame Men's Basketball. Taylor Trade Publishing. 2004. Lanham, Maryland. 14 . 1-58979-124-X.