1937-38 Akron Firestone Non-Skids Roster
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 14-4
Finishing 1st in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference finals
Location: Akron, Ohio
1937-38 Akron Firestone Non-Skids StatisticsTeam Record: 14-4
Finishing 1st in the NBL's East Division
Lost conference finals
Location: Akron, Ohio
1937-38 Akron Firestone Non-Skids Results
The Akron Firestone Non-Skids of the National Basketball League ended the 1937-38 season with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NBL's East Division.
The Firestone Non-Skids scored 681 points and conceded 578. Jack Ozburn tossed in a team-best 144 points for Akron, while Howard Cable and Alfred Bonniwell netted 6 or more per game, too. The 1937-38 Akron Firestone Non-Skids lost in the conference finals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Bonniwell | G-F | October 6, 1911 | 6'2" | 185 | Dartmouth | (ht) Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Howard Cable | F-G-C | 6'3" | 200 | Akron | ||
| Robert Dowell | C-F | August 14, 1912 | 6'3" | 200 | NW Missouri State | Gilman City, MO USA |
| Morris Johnson | F-G | 5'9" | 0 | North Carolina State | ||
| Seward Leeka | G | September 15, 1907 | 6'1" | 185 | Iowa | |
| Jack Ozburn | G-F | January 4, 1913 | 6'1" | 170 | Monmouth | Murphysboro, IL USA |
| Bill Reeves | G | 5'10" | 165 | Indiana Central | ||
| John Shaffer | F-C | 6'3" | 190 | Nebraska | ||
| Milas Shoun | C | October 4, 1904 | 6'11" | 175 | Carson-Newman | Mountain City, TN USA |
| Paul Tobin | G | 5'9" | 170 | Akron | ||
| Warren Whitlinger | F | 5'9" | 170 | Ohio State |
