Mel Riebe

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Melvin Russell Riebe (July 12, 1916–July 25, 1977) was an American professional basketball player.

A 5'11" guard-forward who also played minor league baseball in the Cleveland Indians' organization, Riebe played professionally in both the National Basketball League (1943–1945) and the Basketball Association of America (1946–1949), finishing his career with two seasons with the Boston Celtics. He led the NBL in scoring twice, averaging 17.9 points per game during the 1943-44 season and 20.2 points per game the following year as a member of the Cleveland Chase Brassmen and the Cleveland Allmen Transfers. From 1950-54 he attended the College of Wooster, where he was ineligible to play basketball or baseball due to his professional experience but played on the golf team. He spent the rest of his life as a football and basketball coach, athletic director, and physical education teacher at Waynedale High School in Apple Creek, Ohio.

Riebe's brother Hank Riebe was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1942-1949.

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v t e National Basketball League (United States) All-Time Team

Jerry Bush Bob Carpenter Al Cervi Chuck Chuckovits Ed Dancker Bob Davies Leroy Edwards Gene Englund William "Pop" Gates George Glamack Buddy Jeannette Bobby McDermott† George Mikan Mike Novak Don Otten Mel Riebe Arnie Risen Charley Shipp Ben Stephens Mike Todorovich

† Special voting by the media selected Bobby McDermott as the NBL's all-time greatest player

v t e National Basketball League (United States) season scoring leaders

1938: Edwards 1939: Edwards 1940: Edwards 1941: Stephens 1942: Chuckovits 1943: McDermott 1944: Riebe 1945: Riebe 1946: Carpenter 1947: Cervi & Mikan 1948: Mikan 1949: Otten

v t e National Basketball League (United States) Rookie of the Year Award

1938: Kessler 1939: Young 1940: Stephens 1941: Sadowski 1942: Glamack 1943: Buehler 1944: Riebe 1945: Holzman 1946: Mikan 1947: Lewis 1948: Todorovich 1949: Schayes

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Name	Riebe, Mel
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Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	1916
Place of birth
Date of death	1977
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