Joseph R. Brennan
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Joseph R. Brennan | |
| Nickname | Poison | |
| birthday | November 15, 1900 | |
| place of birth | Brooklyn , New York , United States | |
| date of death | May 10, 1989 at the age of 88 years and 176 days | |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States | |
| size | 182 cm | |
| position | Guard | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| 1919-1936 | ||
| Clubs as coaches | ||
1941-1948 St. Francis College
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Joseph R. Brennan (born November 15, 1900 in Brooklyn , New York , † May 10, 1989 in New York ) was an American basketball player who was one of the best players in the early US leagues of this sport in 17 years as a professional has been. Brennan was active as an athlete for at least six teams in four different leagues between 1919 and 1936, sometimes simultaneously. He won various championship titles and awards as the best basket hunter. In 1975, Brennan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for career achievement .
Career
Joseph R. Brennan moved straight from high school to a professional team in 1919 . The team of the Brooklyn Visitations he remained loyal to his career and played there continuously until 1936. With the Visitations he won the championship of the American Basketball League three times , in 1929, 1931 and 1935. In the Metropolitan Basketball League , in which the Visitations before 1927 competed, Brennan was the top performer of the team in 1922 the best basket hunter of the season.
After retiring from active sports in 1936, Brennan moved to college teams as a coach. As a player, as a coach, he managed to end every season of his career with a positive record of wins and losses. Brennan's most successful time as a coach was from 1941 to 1948 at St. Francis College . In seven years he led the team to a total of 96 wins and 46 losses.
Others
A high point in Brennan's playing career was a victory by the Brooklyn Visitations against the Original Celtics in 1925. At that time, the Celtics were considered almost invincible and Brennan recorded the decisive basketball success in the game at the end of the game.
Even during his playing career, Brennan worked part-time as a banker. After his coaching career, he became the director of a bank in Brooklyn.
See also
Web links
- Joe Brenann in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame On: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 (in English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c N.N .: hoophall.com ( Memento of February 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Archived from Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019 (in English).
- ↑ a b c d N.N .: Joseph Brennan. ( Memento of November 28, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Archived from Hoopedia The Basketball Wiki website; New York City, NY, undated. Retrieved February 18, 2019 (in English).
- ↑ a b via books.google.de , David L. Porter. Basketball: a biographical dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2005, Westport. Pp. 54-55. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brennan, Joseph R. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brennan, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1989 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |