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Ace Gruenig
Personal information
Born	(1913-03-12)March 12, 1913 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 11, 1958(1958-08-11) (aged 45) Del Norte, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Crane Tech (Chicago, Illinois)
Position	Center
Career history
1932–1933	Chicago Rosenberg-Arvey
1933–1934	Chicago Fast Freighters
1934–1935	Denver Piggly Wiggly
1935–1938	Denver Safeway
1938–1940	Denver Nuggets
1940–1941	Denver
1941–1943	Denver American Legion
1943–1946	Denver Ambrose Jellymakers
1946–1947	Denver Nuggets
1947–1948	Denver Murphy Mahoney
1948–1949	Denver Nuggets

Career highlights and awards
10× AAU All-American (1937–1940, 1942–1946, 1948) 3× AAU national champion (1937, 1939, 1942)


Basketball Hall of Fame

Robert F. "Ace" Gruenig (March 12, 1913 – August 11, 1958) was an American basketball player during the 1930s and 1940s.

The 6 ft. 8 in. (203 cm) Gruenig is considered one of the game's first great big men. The Chicago, Illinois native led his high school, Crane Tech, to the Chicago Public High School League championship in 1931. He attended Northwestern University, but withdrew after his freshman year without having played for the varsity. While playing for several AAU teams in the following decade, Gruenig was named AAU All-America 10 times (1937–40, 1942–46, 1948). Furthermore, he led the Denver Safeway (1937), Denver Nuggets (1939) and Denver American Legion (1942) teams to AAU championships. On August 11, 1963, Gruenig was enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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v t e Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1963
Players	Robert "Ace" Gruenig
Contributors	William Reid
Team	New York Rens

Members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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Forwards	Arizin Augustus Barkley Barry Baylor Bird Bosh Boswell Bradley R. Brown Cash Catchings C. Cooper M. Cooper Cunningham Curry Dalipagić Dandridge Dantley Davis DeBusschere Dehnert Duncan English Erving Foster Fulks Gale Garnett Gasol Gates Gola Hagan Havlicek Hawkins Hayes Haywood Heinsohn Hill Howell Hudson L. Jackson G. Johnson B. Jones King Korać Kukoč Lucas Luisetti K. Malone McClain B. McCracken J. McCracken McGinnis McHale Mikkelsen C. Miller Mullin Nowitzki Pettit Pierce Pippen Pollard Pullins Radja Ramsey Rodman Schayes E. Schmidt O. Schmidt Stokes C. Thompson T. Thompson Twyman Walker Webber N. White Wilkes Wilkins Worthy Yardley
Centers	Abdul-Jabbar Barlow Beaty Bellamy Chamberlain T. Cooper Ćosić Cowens Crawford Daniels DeBernardi Divac Donovan Ewing Gallatin Gilmore Griffith Gruenig Harris-Stewart Houbregs Issel Jackson W. Johnson Johnston M. Krause Kurland Lanier Leslie Lovellette Lapchick Macauley Maciel M. Malone McAdoo Meneghin Mikan Mourning S. Murphy Mutombo Olajuwon O'Neal Parish Reed Risen Robinson B. Russell Sabonis Sampson Semjonova Sikma Thurmond Unseld Wachter Wallace Walton Washington Yao

v t e 1937 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Tex Colvin Ace Gruenig Jack McCracken Jack Ozburn Jay Wallenstrom

v t e 1938 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Herman Fischer Frank Groves Ace Gruenig Jack McCracken Dick Smith

v t e 1939 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Ray Ebling Ace Gruenig Jack Hupp Jack McCracken Dick Wells

v t e 1940 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Tee Connelley Joe Fortenberry Ace Gruenig Grady Lewis Doc Lockard

v t e 1942 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Ace Gruenig Hank Luisetti Bill Martin Jack McCracken Bill Strannigan

v t e 1943 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Shorty Carpenter Bob Doll Ace Gruenig Jimmy McNatt Kenny Sailors

v t e 1944 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Ed Beisser Gale Bishop Shorty Carpenter Ace Gruenig George Hamburg Charley Hyatt Bob Marsh Jimmy McNatt Fred Pralle Jule Rivlin

v t e 1945 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Gale Bishop Shorty Carpenter Frank Fullmer Ace Gruenig George Hamburg Paul Lindemann Frank Lubin Jack McCracken Jimmy McNatt Dick Smith

v t e 1946 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Shorty Carpenter Tee Connelley Ace Gruenig Bill Martin Jimmy McNatt Art Mollner Marty Nash Andy Phillip Jim Pollard Kenny Sailors

v t e 1948 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
Don Barksdale Vince Boryla Jimmy Darden Ace Gruenig Bob Kurland Roy Lipscomb Les O'Gara R. C. Pitts Cab Renick Warren Taulbee

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