| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1909-08-13)August 13, 1909 Grand Island, Nebraska |
| Died | June 17, 1963(1963-06-17) (aged 53) Akron, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| Position | Forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 1934–1935 | Olsen's Terrible Swedes |
| 1935–1936 | Akron Firestones |
| 1936–1938 | Akron Firestone Non-Skids |
| 1940–1941 | Fort Wayne |
John Cleo Shaffer (August 13, 1909 – June 17, 1963) was an American professional basketball player. He appeared in six games for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the National Basketball League during the 1937–38 season. A son of Russian immigrants, he grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska and attended the Grand Island campus of Doane University before enrolling at DePaul University. He died of a heart attack in 1963.
References
- ^ "John Shaffer NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Jack Shaffer". Peach Basket Society. September 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- "Jack Shaffer Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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- 1909 births
- 1963 deaths
- Akron Firestone Non-Skids players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Nebraska
- Centers (basketball)
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Doane Tigers men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- People from Grand Island, Nebraska
- American people of Russian descent
- American basketball biography, pre-1910 birth stubs