American basketball player and coach
Robert Edward "Red" Dehnert (January 24, 1924 – September 23, 1994)[2] was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers for 10 games during the 1946–47 BAA season.[3] He is the nephew of Hall of Fame player Dutch Dehnert.[4][5][6]
Dehnert served as the Pottsville Packers' player-coach in 1948–49.[6] That season, the Packers won the Eastern Professional Basketball League championship against the Harrisburg Senators, three games to two in a best-of-five series.
BAA career statistics
Regular season
References
- ^ "Father and Son Officials Named for Senators Fray". The Evening News. February 10, 1949. p. 33. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Dehnert". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot.com. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Red Dehnert stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Barons Bring Former Penn State Stars for Armory Game". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. February 11, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Brooklyn Youngsters Win Y.M.C.A Tourney Opener" (PDF). Daily Sentinel. Rome, New York. March 14, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Tuckey Directs Senators in Fray With Pottsville". The Evening News. January 5, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
