Harry Zeller

Summary

Harry Raymond Zeller (July 10, 1919 – September 22, 2004), also known as Hank Zeller, was a doctor and basketball player. He attended St. George High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[2] He was a pre-med student Washington & Jefferson College where he also played basketball for two years. He later attended the University of Pittsburgh where he was named captain of the basketball team in 1945.[3][4]

Harry Zeller
Personal information
Born(1919-07-10)July 10, 1919
DiedSeptember 22, 2004(2004-09-22) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. George (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
College
Playing career1946–1949
PositionCenter / forward
Number18, 14
Career history
1946–1947Pittsburgh Ironmen
1947–1948Altoona Railroders
1948–1949Pittsburgh Corbetts
Career statistics
Points362
Assists31
Personal foul177[1]
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Zeller served both in World War II and the Korean War.[5]

BAA career statistics edit

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

Regular season edit

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Pittsburgh 48 .314 .689 .6 7.5
Career 48 .314 .689 .6 7.5

References edit

  1. ^ "1946-47 BAA Expanded Leaders". basketball-reference. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ^ "Dr. Harry R. Zeller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 2004.
  3. ^ Jack Sell (31 October 1945). "Apple and Zeller to captain Pitt basketball team". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ Danny McGibbeny (29 December 1950). "Roamin' around: A 'break' for Hank Zeller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Tough job ends for Hank Zeller". The Pittsburgh Press. 4 March 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com   and Basketball-Reference.com