Walt Stanky | |
Position: | Forward / center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
Birth Date: | 24 February 1911 |
Birth Place: | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Death Date: | March 1978 (aged 67) |
Death Place: | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Nationality: | American |
Years1: | 1932–1933 |
Team1: | Ritz Pennsylvanians |
Years2: | 1932–1933 |
Team2: | Union City |
Years3: | 1933–1934 |
Team3: | Warren HyVis Oil |
Years4: | 1934–1935 |
Team4: | Erie General Electrics |
Years5: | 1935–1936 |
Team5: | Warren HyVis Oil |
Years6: | 1935–1936 |
Team6: | Buffalo Bisons |
Years7: | 1936–1938 |
Team7: | Warren Penns |
Years8: | 1938–1939 |
Team8: | Elmira Colonels |
Years9: | 1938–1939 |
Team9: | Warren Penns/Cleveland White Horses |
Years10: | 1939–1940 |
Team10: | Detroit Eagles |
Years11: | 1940 |
Team11: | Oshkosh All-Stars |
Years12: | 1940–1941 |
Team12: | Erie Forge and Steel |
Years13: | 1945–1946 |
Team13: | Erie Moose |
Years14: | 1946–1948 |
Team14: | Corry Vets |
Years15: | 1948–1949 |
Team15: | Warren Bulldogs |
Years16: | 1948–1949 |
Team16: | Erie Moose |
Walter Joseph Stanky, born Walter Joseph Stankiewicz Jr. (February 24, 1911 – March 1978), was an American professional basketball player.[1] [2] He played in a number of amateur, semi-professional, and professional basketball leagues during the 1930s and 1940s. In the National Basketball League, Stanky played for the Warren Penns, Cleveland White Horses, Detroit Eagles, and Oshkosh All-Stars and averaged 5.7 points per game for his career.[1] [3]