Joe Schaaf

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Joe Schaaf
Personal information
Photo credit: Reading Eagle, April 1, 1951
Forward
Born	August 8, 1908 Wisconsin
Died	June 5, 1997(1997-06-05) (aged 88)
Nationality	American
Career information
College	Penn (1926–1929)
Career highlights and awards
2× consensus All-American (1928, 1929)

Joseph G. "Joe" Schaaf (August 8, 1908 – June 5, 1997) was an American basketball player who was a two-time NCAA All-American at Penn in 1928 and 1929. A forward, Schaaf led the Eastern Intercollegiate League in scoring as a senior en route to Penn's conference championship. He set a then-single season league record with 144 points scored.

After college, Schaaf served as an assistant coach for the team and played for the Penn Athletic Club (Penn AC) men's team in Eastern Athletic League. He then coached Reading Central Catholic High School in Reading, Pennsylvania for 24 years and compiled an overall record of 335–307.

References

"Consensus All-America Teams". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
"Penn Basketball Honors". University of Pennsylvania. April 1, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
"Penn Stars on Honor Roll", Rochester Evening Journal and the Post Express, March 18, 1929: 9, retrieved February 1, 2011
"Penn Quintet Beats N.Y.A.C.". The New York Times. January 3, 1930. Retrieved February 1, 2011.

v t e 1928 Helms Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Victor Holt Charley Hyatt Alfred James Charles Murphy Bennie Oosterbaan Sykes Reed Glen Rose Joe Schaaf Ernest Simpson Cat Thompson

v t e 1929 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

Tom Churchill Vern Corbin Chuck Hyatt Charles Murphy Joe Schaaf Cat Thompson

Persondata
Name	Schaaf, Joseph G.
Alternative names	Joe
Short description	American college basketball player for the University of Pennsylvania in the 1920s
Date of birth	August 8, 1908
Place of birth	Wisconsin
Date of death	June 5, 1997
Place of death	Wisconsin

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