Personal information | |
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Born | Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. | April 8, 1920
Died | April 14, 1970 50) Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. | (aged
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Michigan City (Michigan City, Indiana) |
College | Valparaiso (1942–1944) |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1944–1945 | Cleveland Allmen Transfers |
1945 | Youngstown Bears |
As coach: | |
1948–1949 | Valparaiso |
Donald Leroy Warnke (April 8, 1920 – April 14, 1970) was an American professional basketball player as well as college basketball and baseball coach.[1][2] He played for the Cleveland Allmen Transfers and Youngstown Bears in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.4 points per game.[1][3]
Warnke played basketball, but not baseball, at Valparaiso University.[2] He later became the head coach for both programs. He guided the baseball team from 1946 through 1953, while he led the basketball team during the 1948–49 season. His overall baseball record was 71–54, while his overall basketball record was 8–17.
References
- 1 2 "Donald Warnke NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- 1 2 "Don Warnke". Peach Basket Society. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Donald Warnke Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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