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American basketball player and coach

Les Deaton
Personal information
Born(1923-09-23)September 23, 1923
Carlisle, Iowa
DiedNovember 18, 1989(1989-11-18) (aged 66)
Des Moines, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolLorimor (Lorimor, Iowa)
College
NBA draft1947: undrafted
PositionForward / center
Career history
As player:
1947–1948Sheboygan Red Skins
1948–1949Waterloo Hawks
As coach:
1950–1951Belle Plaine HS
195?–195?Columbus Junction HS
1955–1967Simpson

Leslie Hobart Deaton (September 23, 1923 – November 18, 1989) was an American professional basketball player and college head coach. After serving in World War II, he played in the National Basketball League the Sheboygan Red Skins and Waterloo Hawks and averaged 3.7 points per game for his career. Deaton also coached high school basketball in Iowa and then became the head coach at Simpson College for twelve seasons, where he played collegiately. Upon the close of his coaching career, he operated an insurance company and ran a campground before dying of a stroke in 1989.

References

  1. ^ "Leslie Deaton NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Les Deaton". Peach Basket Society. May 3, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. "Leslie Deaton Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 19, 2019.


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