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This is a list of players who appeared in at least one game with the early professional and semi-professional basketball team, the
Philadelphia Sphas . Some of the names in this list are incomplete.
A
Anderson, first name unknown
George Artus
Atherholt, first name unknown
B
Oscar Baldwin
David "Davey" Banks
Baraz, first name unknown
Thomas "Tom" Barlow
Bob Barnett
Morris "Moe" Becker
William "Billy" Beckett
Edward "Ed" Beron
Solomon "Solly" Bertman
Edwin "Hughie" Black
Meyer "Mike" Bloom
Simon "Cy" Boardman
Brophy, first name known
Andy Brown
Stanley "Stan" Brown
Mark "Mockie" Bunin
C
Min Calhoun
James "Soup" Campbell
Gaza Chizmadia
George Clift
Saul Cohen
Roger "Rody" Cooney
D
Davis, first name unknown
Irving "Irv" Davis
Cornelius "Neil" Deighan
Richard "Rich" Deighan
Joe Della Monica
James "Jimmy" Dessen
Disney, first name unknown
Edwin "Eddie" Dolin
"Jiggs" Downey
Louis "Lou" Dubin
E
Emslie, first name unknown
F
George Feigenbaum
Gilbert "Gil" Fitch
Jerome "Jerry" Fleishman
"Buck" Flemming
Bernie Fliegel
Harry Forman
Louis "Lou" Forman
Russell "Russ" Fossett
Dave Fox
L. James "Jim" Fox
"Bunny" Freeman
Mooney "Mort" Freemark
G
Walter "Walt" Gailey
Daniel "Bud" Gaines
George Garber
Jack "Dutch" Garfinkel
C. Gorham Getchell
Schireli Geventer
George Glasco
Edward "Sonny" Gluck
Emanuel "Menchy" Goldblatt
Benjamen "Ben" Goldfaden
Morris "Moe" Goldman
Dave Gordon
Gorman, first name unknown
Joel "Shikey" Gotthofer
Edward "Eddie" Gottlieb
Leo Gottlieb
Matthew "Matt" Goukas
Greenspan, first name unknown
Robert "Bob" Griebe
Arthur "Art" Gurfein
H
Ed Hall
Harris, first name unknown
George Herlich
John "Jack" Hewson
Arthur "Art" Hillhouse
Joseph "Joe" Hyde
K
Ralph Kaplowitz
David "Cy" Kaselman
Julius "Jules" Kasner
Edward "Ted" Kearns
Alfred "Al" Kellett
Ed Kempner
Harry Kirshner
Louis "Red" Klotz
Ralph "Babe" Klotz
Harry Knorr
Herman Knuppel
William "Bill" Kobler
Meyer "Moyer" Krabovitch
Ray Kravitz
L
Louis "Inky" Lautman
Isadore "Izzy" Leff
Allen "Al" Lehr
Charles Lester
William "Bill" Levine
Abraham Lewbart
Harry Litwack
Bob Lojewski
Milton "Babe" Liman
Eddie Lyons
M
Michael "Mickey" Maister
Eddie Makransky
Phil Markoff
Marshall, first name unknown
William "Bill" McCahan
John "Red" McGaffney
Daniel "Dan" McNichol
Frank "Stretch" Meehan
Solomon "Sol" Miehoff
Edward "Ed" Miller
David Mondros
Pete Monska
Samuel "Sam" Moorehead
William "Chink" Morganstine
Elmore Morgenthaler
Charles "Charlie" Mosicant
John "Johnny" Murphy
N
Charles "Charlie" Neuman
George "Dutch" Newman
Paul Nowak
O
Tom O'Connell
Bernard "Bernie" Opper
P
Harry Passon
Herman "Chickie" Passon
Max Patkin
Pearson, first name unknown
Harry Platt
Max "Mac" Posnak
Louis "Lou" Possner
Joseph "Joe" Povernick
Prescott, first name unknown
R
Phil Rabin
Howard "Howie" Rader
Leonard "Len" Rader
Moe Rappaport
John "Inky" Reagan
Irvin "Irv" Reichman
Joseph "Beno" Resnick
Henry "Harry" Riconda
Jack Rocker
Howard "Red" Rosan
Alexander "Petey" Rosenberg
Irwin "Irv" Rothenberg
Generoso "Jerry" Rullo
Rutt, first name unknown
S
Oscar "Ossie" Schectman
Alfred "Al" Scheider
Louis "Lou" Schneiderman
John Schrey
Solomon "Butch" Schwartz
George Senesky
Louis "Reds" Sherr
C. Arthur "Art" Shires
Morris "Mendy" Snyder
Soltaire, first name unknown
Staberg, first name unknown
Frank Stanczak
Charles "Charlie" Swartz
T
Aaron Tanitsky
Charles Tettemer
David "Hank" Thomas
David "Dave" Tobey
Irving "Irv" Torgoff
Edward "Ed" Trubin
V
W
Paul Wallace
Watman, first name unknown
Leonard "Len" Weiner
Abraham "Butch" Weintraub
Frederick "Fritz" Weller
Jack "Yock" Welsh
Fred "Fritz" Wesslock
"Doc" White
Robert "Albie" Wiener
Williams, first name unknown
Wilson, first name unknown
Lou Wisner
George "Red" Wolfe
Y
Z
Bill Zeiss
Nathan "Zibby" Zibelman
William "Bill Zubic"
References
Stark, Douglas (2011). "Appendix E".
The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team . Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. 295–297.
ISBN
9781592136339 .