Personal information | |
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Born |
New York City, New York |
January 24, 1924
Died | September 23, 1984 San Francisco, California |
(aged 60)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
College |
St. John's Columbia (1943–1944) |
Playing career | 1946–1949 |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1946–1947 | Providence Steamrollers |
1947 | Newark Bobcats |
1947–1948 | Chattanooga Majors |
1948 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
1948–1949 | Pottsville Packers |
1949 | Lancaster Rockets |
As coach: | |
1947–1948 | Chattanooga Majors |
1948–1949 | Pottsville Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player-coach:
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
As player-coach:
Robert Edward "Red" Dehnert (January 24, 1924 – September 23, 1984) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Providence Steamrollers for 10 games during the 1946–47 BAA season. He is the nephew of Hall of Fame player Dutch Dehnert.
Dehnert served as the Pottsville Packers' player-coach in 1948–49. 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.