1939-40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids Roster
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 18-9
Finishing 1st in the NBL's East Division
Won Championship
Location: Akron, Ohio
1939-40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids StatisticsTeam Record: 18-9
Finishing 1st in the NBL's East Division
Won Championship
Location: Akron, Ohio
1939-40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids Results
The Akron Firestone Non-Skids of the National Basketball League ended the 1939-40 season with a record of 18 wins and 9 losses, finishing first in the NBL's East Division.
Akron scored 1,193 points and allowed 1,102. Jack Ozburn tossed in a team-best 264 points for the Firestone Non-Skids, while Howard Cable netted 7 or more per game, too. The 1939-40 Akron Firestone Non-Skids won the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bush | F-C | September 6, 1914 | 6'3" | 200 | St. John's (NY) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Howard Cable | F-G-C | 6'3" | 200 | Akron | ||
| Robert Hassmiller | G | December 17, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | Fordham | |
| John Moir | F-C | May 22, 1917 | 6'2" | 184 | Notre Dame | Rutherglen, SCO |
| Paul Nowak | C | March 15, 1914 | 6'5" | 205 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN USA |
| Tommy O'Brien | G-F | 0'0" | 0 | George Washington | ||
| Jack Ozburn | G-F | January 4, 1913 | 6'1" | 170 | Monmouth | Murphysboro, IL USA |
| Harry Sorensen | C-F | 6'4" | 200 | Nebraska | ||
| Irving Terjesen | F-C | March 4, 1915 | 6'3" | 195 | NYU | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Paul Tobin | G | 5'9" | 170 | Akron | ||
| Thomas Wukovits | G | February 4, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | Notre Dame | (ht) South Bend, IN USA |
