Personal information | |
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Born | Newton Falls, Ohio | May 19, 1926
Died | December 17, 1952 Fort Wayne, Indiana | (aged 26)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | East Union (East Union, Indiana) |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1945–1946 | Fort Wayne |
1946–1949 | House of David |
1948–1949 | Anderson Duffey Packers |
1950–1951 | Anderson Packers |
Jack D. Walton (May 19, 1926 – December 17, 1952) was an American professional basketball player. [1] [2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Anderson Duffey Packers during the 1948–49 season and averaged 1.8 points per game. [1] [3] He also competed in independent leagues. [2]
In 1949, Walton took a job with a construction company. Three years later, he was accidentally killed on a construction site when a tree being uprooted by a bulldozer fell on him. [2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Newton Falls, Ohio | May 19, 1926
Died | December 17, 1952 Fort Wayne, Indiana | (aged 26)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | East Union (East Union, Indiana) |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1945–1946 | Fort Wayne |
1946–1949 | House of David |
1948–1949 | Anderson Duffey Packers |
1950–1951 | Anderson Packers |
Jack D. Walton (May 19, 1926 – December 17, 1952) was an American professional basketball player. [1] [2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Anderson Duffey Packers during the 1948–49 season and averaged 1.8 points per game. [1] [3] He also competed in independent leagues. [2]
In 1949, Walton took a job with a construction company. Three years later, he was accidentally killed on a construction site when a tree being uprooted by a bulldozer fell on him. [2]