Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1918)

Johnny Orr
Personal information
Born August 13, 1918
Chicago, Illinois
Died February 1981 (aged 62)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school St. Rita (Chicago, Illinois)
College Saint John's (MN) (1937–1938)
Playing career 1942–1946
Position Guard
Career history
1942–1943 Chicago Studebaker Flyers
1943–1944 Sheboygan Red Skins
1944–1946 Chicago American Gears

John R. Orr (August 13, 1918[1] – February 1981), better known as Johnny Orr, was an American professional basketball and semi-professional baseball player during the 1940s.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for four seasons as well as in the New York Yankees' baseball farm leagues for four seasons.[1][2]

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Orr was a multi-sport star at St. Rita of Cascia High School.[3] After playing one season of college basketball, Orr signed a contract to play baseball in the Yankees' farm system, this ending his collegiate eligibility.[3] He was a pitcher.[1] Orr played baseball for the Norfolk Elks (1938), Akron Yankees and Norfolk Tars (1939), Joplin Miners, Akron Yankees, and Norfolk Tars (1940), and the Akron Yankees and Columbus Red Birds (1941).[1]

In the National Basketball League, Orr competed as a guard for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers (1942–43), Sheboygan Red Skins (1943–44), and Chicago American Gears (1944–46).[2] In his lone season with the Red Skins, the team lost the NBL championship to the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and finished second in the league.[4] Orr died in February 1981 at the age of 61.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "John Orr Minor League Stats". baseball-reference.com. February 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Johnny Orr NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Florals To Be Tough In Pro Battle". Belvidere Daily Republican. January 25, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved February 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1943–44 Sheboygan Red Skins season". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ JOHNNY ORR - Pro Basketball Encyclopedia


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