Bob Rensberger

Bob Rensberger
Guard / Forward
Personal information
Date of birth March 7, 1921(1921-03-07)
Date of death September 6, 2007(2007-09-06) (aged 86)
High school Nappanee
Nappanee, Indiana
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College Notre Dame
Pro career 1946–1947
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 1943 Consensus All-American (NCAA)
Career statistics
Games played 3
Points 0
Personal fouls 4
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Lamar "Bob" Rensberger (March 7, 1921 – September 6, 2007) was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) who played for one season 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]

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