Robert Kessler

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Not to be confused with Bob Kessler, a 1956 NBA Draft selection by the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons.

Robert L. Kessler
No. 23 – Indianapolis Kautskys

League	National Basketball League
Personal information
Born	November 25, 1914
Died	September 5, 2001(2001-09-05) (aged 86)
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Anderson (Anderson, Indiana)
College	Purdue
Pro playing career	1937–1940
Career highlights and awards
Consensus NCAA All-American (1936)

Dr. Robert L. Kessler (November 25, 1914 – September 5, 2001) was standout basketball player at Purdue University in the NCAA and then with the Indianapolis Kautskys in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Kessler was from Anderson, Indiana and attended Anderson High School where he graduated in 1932. He then enrolled at Purdue and played on the men's varsity basketball team for his final three years under future Hall of Fame coach Ward Lambert. Kessler was a two-time All-American (1935–36), and as a senior he became Purdue's first ever consensus All-American.

After college, Kessler played professionally for three seasons in the NBL for the Indianapolis Kautskys. He was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 1937–38, although Kessler's teams never once qualified for the postseason. In his later life, Kessler worked at General Motors and eventually became its vice president.

References

"Robert Kessler". hoopshall.com. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
"1935–36 Season Summary: Consensus All-America Teams". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2011.

v t e 1936 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

Vern Huffman Robert Kessler Bill Kinner Hank Luisetti John Moir Paul Nowak Ike Poole

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

Persondata
Name	Kessler, Robert L.
Alternative names	Bob
Short description	Former American professional basketball player for the Indianapolis Kautskys
Date of birth	November 25, 1914
Place of birth
Date of death	September 5, 2001
Place of death

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