Russ Ochsenhirt
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Russell William Ochsenhirt (April 16, 1912 – October 4, 2002) was a basketball player whose career started as a student-athlete at the University of Pittsburgh. He played basketball for four seasons, serving as captain of the 1933–34 team. He was named to Liberty magazine's All-American first team in 1934 and was twice selected to the All-Eastern Intercollegiate honor squad. After he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering, Ochsenhirt moved to Akron, Ohio, where he took a management position with Goodyear Tire and Rubber. He also joined the Goodyear Wingfoots basketball team. He was captain of the 1937–38 squad, which won the championship of the National Basketball League, the forerunner of the National Basketball Association.[1]
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- ↑ Bob Nold. "When Wingfoots Flew". Akron Beacon Journal. June 30, 1996. D1.
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Template:Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 1936–37 MBC champions Template:Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 1937–38 NBL Champions