James Mandler

James Mandler
Mandler, from a University of Michigan team photo.
Personal information
Born March 24, 1922
Illinois
Died April 10, 2007 (aged 85)
Illinois
Career highlights and awards
All-Big Ten, 1941-42 (INS)

James Edward Mandler (March 24, 1922 – April 10, 2007) was an American basketball player. He played basketball for the University of Michigan from 1940 to 1943. He was the team's leading scorer for two consecutive years and set the school's single season scoring record with 230 points during the 1941-42 season.

Early years

Mandler was raised in Chicago and attended Kelvyn Park High School.[1] His father, Emil Mandler, was the son of Swedish immigrants and was the part owner of a laundry. His mother, Agnes Mandler, was the daughter of Scottish and Swedish immigrants.[2]

Student-athlete

Mandler attended the University of Michigan. While attending Michigan, he played at the center position for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team from 1940 to 1943.[1][3] He was the leading scorer on the 1941–42 and 1942-43 teams. His total of 230 points during the 1941-42 broke Michigan's single season scoring record. (His record was broken by Mack Supronowicz during the 1948-49 season.)[4] He was selected as an All-Big Ten player by the International News Service for the 1941-42 season and as the captain of Michigan's 1942-43 team.[5][6][7]

Legal career and later years

Mandler graduated from Michigan with a bachelor's degree in 1943 and served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1945. He returned to the University of Michigan for law school receiving his law degree in 1948.[8] He was an officer of Chicago's Harris Trust and Savings Bank for many years and was promoted to senior vice president in 1971.[9][10] He was a resident of Deerfield, Illinois. He died in April 2007 at age 85.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mandler, Comin Win Michigan Basket Letters". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 18, 1942.
  2. ↑ Census entry for Emil O. Mandler and family. James E. Mandler was eight years old at the time. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 473; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1353; Image: 850.0; FHL microfilm: 2340208.
  3. ↑ "University of Michigan Basketball Rosters". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.(Enter "mandler" in the field for "Last Name" to retrieve the record.)
  4. ↑ "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. pp. 28–30.
  5. ↑ "Michigan Basketball Team Picks Mandler". The Telegraph-Herald. March 19, 1942.
  6. ↑ "Mandler to Captain Quintet at Michigan". Hartford Courant. March 29, 1942.
  7. ↑ "Michigan Five Names Mandler 1943 Captain". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 19, 1942.
  8. ↑ "James E. Mandler". University of Michigan Law School.
  9. ↑ "Harris Trust Makes Kuhn a Vice Pres". Chicago Tribune. May 9, 1963.(reporting on promotions of James E. Mandler to assistant vice president)
  10. ↑ "Business Ticker". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1971.
  11. ↑ "James E. Mandler". Chicago Tribune. April 12, 2007.