Buddy Jeannette

Buddy Jeannette, whose full name was Harry Edward Jeannette, was an American professional basketball guard. He was born on September 15, 1917, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, attended New Kensington High School and played college basketball at Washington and Jefferson College. He died on March 11, 1998. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 175 pounds, he played three seasons, the first two in the Basketball Association of America and the third, 1949-50, in the NBA, always under the team code BLB, appearing in 139 games and averaging 7.2 points and 2.1 assists per game. His 1947-48 season ended with a BAA championship and a place on the All-BAA team, and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1994.