Misplaced Pages

Bob Dietz

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American basketball player and coach
Bob Dietz
Dietz, circa 1940
Personal information
Born(1917-12-04)December 4, 1917
Indianapolis, Indiana
DiedMay 4, 1999(1999-05-04) (aged 81)
Carmel, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight164 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High schoolWashington (Indianapolis, Indiana)
CollegeButler (1938–1941)
PositionGuard / forward
Career history
As player:
1936–1937Lawrenceville Trojans
1940–1941Crawfordsville Merchants
1941–1942,
1945–1948		Indianapolis Kautskys
1950–1955Indianapolis
As coach:
1946–1947Indianapolis Kautskys
1946–1965Butler (assistant)

Robert Edward Dietz (December 4, 1917 – May 4, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Indianapolis Kautskys for four seasons and averaged 4.6 points per game for his career. He served as a player-coach during the 1946–47 season.

Dietz served in the Navy during World War II. Aside from his playing career, he also coached Butler University's men's basketball and tennis teams, serving as an assistant in basketball and the head coach for tennis.

References

  1. ^ "Robert Dietz NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bob Dietz". Peach Basket Society. December 3, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  3. "Robert Dietz Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 15, 2019.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1910s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: