Bernie Mehen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1918 |
| Died | May 11, 2007 (aged 88) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wheeling Park (Wheeling, West Virginia) |
| College | Tennessee (1939–1942) |
| Position | Forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 1945–1946 | Toledo Jim Whites |
| 1946 | Youngstown Bears |
| 1946–1948 | Toledo Jeeps |
Bernard Joseph Mehen (September 19, 1918 – May 11, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Youngstown Bears and Toledo Jeeps and averaged 6.9 points per game.[1][3] He served in the Army during World War II and suffered a foot injury caused by mortar shell.[2] Bernie's younger brother Dick Mehen played alongside him at both the University of Tennessee and with the Toledo Jeeps.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Bernie Mehen NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Bernie Mehen". Peach Basket Society. March 30, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Bernard Mehen Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
External links
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2007 deaths
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from West Virginia
- Centers (basketball)
- Forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Wheeling, West Virginia
- Tennessee Volunteers basketball players
- Toledo Jeeps players
- Youngstown Bears players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Wheeling Park High School alumni
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs