Friday, December 11, 2015

Babe Ziegenhorn

Maurice Joseph "Babe" Ziegenhorn


Born:
November 21, 1918
Chicago, IL

Died:
August 23, 1970
Sheboygan, WI


Career
St. Phillip - Chicago (High School)
1938-39 Notre Dame (College) 
1941-42 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)
1945-46 Sheboygan Redskins (NBL)


Babe grew up in Chicago, attending Notre Dame and playing one year there. He played pro basketball for Sheboygan, with an interruption on account of World War 2. Ziegenhown died at 51 in 1970.
He married Mary Suscha (1918-1998).

Chicago Tribune article from 1942 calls him "Henry Ziegenenhorn."

Source
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1942/01/25/page/22/article/bruins-to-play-three-games-in-busy-week


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/z/ziegema01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=ziegeba01

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