Harold Johnson (basketball)

Harold Johnson
Personal information
Born (1920-01-30)January 30, 1920
Richmond, Indiana
Died September 17, 1999(1999-09-17) (aged 79)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College Indiana State (1939–1942)
Position Center
Number 8, 33
Career history
1946–1947 Detroit Falcons
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Harold H. Johnson (January 30, 1920 – September 17, 1999) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played in the Basketball Association of America for the Detroit Falcons in the first year of the league's existence (1946–47) and averaged 0.6 points per game.[1]

A three-year letterman for the Indiana State Sycamores, "Big Stoop" led the Sycamores to the 3rd round of the 1942 NAIA Tournament. The "Fightin' Trees' dropped a close game to the eventual champions, the Hamline Pipers.

Following World War II, he joined his former college coach Glenn Curtis in the BAA with the Detroit Falcons. Following his professional basketball career, Johnson began a law enforcement career as an Indiana State Trooper

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Detroit 27.200.500.4.6
Career 27.200.500.4.6

References

  1. 1 2 "Harold Johnson NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
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