Jake Ahearn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1918 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1968 (aged 50) Farmingdale, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | St. John's (1939–1940) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 1940–1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1940–1942 | Detroit Eagles |
| 1941–1942 | Saratoga Indians |
| 1943–1944 | Wilmington Blue Bombers |
| 1945–1947 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career highlights | |
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John F. Ahearn Jr. (January 6, 1918 – February 17, 1968) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Detroit Eagles in the National Basketball League (NBL) and averaged 5.3 points per game.[1][3] He competed in several other leagues as well.
Ahearn is the cousin of Jerry Bush, who coincidentally also played college basketball at St. John's and then in the NBL.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Jake Ahearn NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- 1 2 "Jake Ahearn". Peach Basket Society. November 17, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Jake Ahearn Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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- 1918 births
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- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
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- Guards (basketball)
- Basketball players from Brooklyn
- St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
- Wilmington Blue Bombers players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs