Clint Wager

Clinton Belmar Wager (January 20, 1920 – February 29, 1996) was a professional football and basketball player. He played in the National Football League from 1942–1945 for the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals and the Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers merged team, "Card-Pitt". However, he also played in the National Basketball Association in 1949–50 for the Fort Wayne Pistons (now called the Detroit Pistons). He also played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Hammond Calumet Buccaneers, while finishing his career with the Louisville Alumnites of the National Professional Basketball League.

Clint Wager
Born:January 20, 1920
Winona, Minnesota
Died:February 29, 1996(1996-02-29) (aged 76)
Excelsior, Minnesota
Career information
Position(s)End
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
CollegeSt. Mary's University
Career history
As player
1942Chicago Bears
1943Chicago Cardinals
1944"Card-Pitt"
1945Chicago Cardinals
Clint Wager
Career information
High schoolWinona (Winona, Minnesota)
CollegeSt. Mary's (Minnesota)
Playing career1943–1951
PositionCenter / Forward
Career history
1943–1948Oshkosh All-Stars
1948–1949Hammond Calumet Buccaneers
1949–1950Fort Wayne Pistons
1950–1951Louisville Alumnites
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points143
Games63
Assists90
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Prior to his professional career, Wager played basketball for Saint Mary's University. During his college career, he was an all-conference center and an individual scoring champion twice, in 1939 and 1940. He also participated in the 1941 National Invitational Tournament. He was also selected in his senior year as captain of the school's basketball team. He also played football for the school. He was elected in the schools sports hall of fame in 1977.

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