Personal information | |
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Born | Elkhart, Indiana | September 18, 1919
Died | August 18, 1998 Elkhart, Indiana | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Elkhart (Elkhart, Indiana) |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1946–1947 | Toledo Jeeps |
1947 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1947–1948 | Kansas City Blues |
Joseph Mathew Patanelli (September 18, 1919 – August 18, 1998) was an American professional basketball and minor league baseball player. [1] [2] He played for the Toledo Jeeps and Minneapolis Lakers in the National Basketball League and averaged 3.6 points per game. [1] [3] He also played for the Kansas City Blues in the Professional Basketball League of America during the 1947–48 season. [2]
Patanelli was offered an athletic scholarship to play football for Indiana University but did not finish his education, having to return home following the death of his father. [2] He never played for the school's basketball team. [2]
In addition to basketball, Patanelli played minor league baseball for four years – three for Chicago White Sox-affiliated teams, and one affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. [4] He competed for the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox (1946), Fall River Indians (1947), Superior Blues (1948), and Rockford Rox (1948). [4] In 368 career games, Patanelli batted .258 and hit 16 home runs. [4]
His older brother was Matt Patanelli, a standout football player for the University of Michigan. [2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Elkhart, Indiana | September 18, 1919
Died | August 18, 1998 Elkhart, Indiana | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Elkhart (Elkhart, Indiana) |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
1946–1947 | Toledo Jeeps |
1947 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1947–1948 | Kansas City Blues |
Joseph Mathew Patanelli (September 18, 1919 – August 18, 1998) was an American professional basketball and minor league baseball player. [1] [2] He played for the Toledo Jeeps and Minneapolis Lakers in the National Basketball League and averaged 3.6 points per game. [1] [3] He also played for the Kansas City Blues in the Professional Basketball League of America during the 1947–48 season. [2]
Patanelli was offered an athletic scholarship to play football for Indiana University but did not finish his education, having to return home following the death of his father. [2] He never played for the school's basketball team. [2]
In addition to basketball, Patanelli played minor league baseball for four years – three for Chicago White Sox-affiliated teams, and one affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. [4] He competed for the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox (1946), Fall River Indians (1947), Superior Blues (1948), and Rockford Rox (1948). [4] In 368 career games, Patanelli batted .258 and hit 16 home runs. [4]
His older brother was Matt Patanelli, a standout football player for the University of Michigan. [2]