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American basketball and football player (1917–1989)

Frank Sachse
Personal information
Born(1917-07-24)July 24, 1917
Memphis, Texas
DiedOctober 1, 1989(1989-10-01) (aged 72)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolQuitaque (Quitaque, Texas)
CollegeTexas Tech (1937–1938, 1942–1943)
PositionGuard
Career history
1943–1945Oshkosh All-Stars
Career highlights and awards

Francis Marion "Butch" Sachse Jr. (July 24, 1917 – October 1, 1989) was an American professional basketball and football player. He played collegiately at Texas Tech University.

Professional careers

Football

Sachse's professional football career spanned three National Football League seasons. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943), Brooklyn Tigers (1944), and the Boston Yanks (1945). In 20 career games, he completed 32 of 75 pass attempts to go with three touchdowns and six interceptions.

Basketball

Sachse's basketball career was two seasons spent playing in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars. A guard, he averaged 4.5 points per game spanning the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.

References

  1. ^ "Francis Sachse NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Frank Sachse". Peach Basket Society. January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Frank Sachse NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. "Frank Sachse Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 30, 2019.


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