George Mearns
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 18, 1922 Westerly, Rhode Island |
| Died |
December 27, 1997 (aged 75) Rockport, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westerly (Westerly, Rhode Island) |
| College | Rhode Island (1940–1943) |
| Playing career | 1946–1948 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1948 | Providence Steamrollers |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
George Mearns (April 18, 1922 – December 27, 1997) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers in the 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons of the Basketball Association of America.[1] He played in the November 2, 1946 game against the Boston Celtics, which was the Celtics franchise's first-ever game.[2] Providence won the game 59–53.[2]
Mearns, while a senior at Westerly High School in 1939–40, scored 62 points in a 158–12 win over arch rival Stonington High School.[3]
References
- ↑ "George Mearns stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- 1 2 May, Peter (November 1, 1996). "THE ORIGINALS; Nov. 2, 1946: 4,406 watched". The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts). Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ↑ DeGange, John (December 18, 1940). "Ins and Outs of Sports World". The New London Day (New London, Connecticut). p. 16. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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