Frank Sachse
American basketball and football player (1917–1989)
Personal information | |
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Born | (1917-07-24)July 24, 1917 Memphis, Texas |
Died | October 1, 1989(1989-10-01) (aged 72) Dallas, Texas |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Quitaque (Quitaque, Texas) |
College | Texas Tech (1937–1938, 1942–1943) |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1943–1945 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Francis Marion "Butch" Sachse Jr. (July 24, 1917 – October 1, 1989) was an American professional basketball and football player.[1][2] He played collegiately at Texas Tech University.[2]
Professional careers
Football
Sachse's professional football career spanned three National Football League seasons.[3] He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943), Brooklyn Tigers (1944), and the Boston Yanks (1945).[3] In 20 career games, he completed 32 of 75 pass attempts to go with three touchdowns and six interceptions.[3]
Basketball
Sachse's basketball career was two seasons spent playing in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars.[1][4] A guard, he averaged 4.5 points per game spanning the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Francis Sachse NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ a b "Frank Sachse". Peach Basket Society. January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Frank Sachse NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Frank Sachse Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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