Bob Synnott

Bob Synnott

Personal information
Born	(1912-09-27)September 27, 1912 New York
Died	Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Theodore Roosevelt (New York City, New York)
Position	Forward / Center
Career history
As player:
1932–1933	Bronx
1933–1934	Bronx Americans
1933–1934	Union City Reds
1934–1935	Cagle All-Stars
1934–1936	Jersey Reds
1934–1936	Mount Vernon Maroons
1935–1939	Brooklyn Visitations
1936–1937	Original Celtics
1936–1937	National City Bank
1936–1938	Tunkhannock
1939–1940	Baltimore Clippers
1939–1940	Troy Celtics
1939–1940	Brooklyn Americans
1939–1940	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1939–1941	Syracuse Reds
1940–1941	Knights of Columbus
1940–1941	Troy Monitors
1940–1941	New York Jewels
1940–1941	Original Celtics
1941–1942	Pittsfield Golden Bears
1941–1942	Schuyhill Haven
1941–1942	Bridgeport Newfield
1942–1943	Harrisburg Senators
1942–1944	Detroit Eagles
1943–1944	Brooklyn Indians
1943–1944	Original Celtics
1944–1946	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1946	Chicago American Gears
1946–1947	Mohawks Redskins
1946–1947	Gloversville Glovers
1946–1947	Utica Olympians
1947	Syracuse Nationals
As coach:
1947–1948	Utica Olympians
Career highlights and awards
NBL champion (1945)

Robert Thomas Synnott (September 27, 1912 – November 19, 1985) was an American professional basketball and minor league baseball player. He played for dozens of independent and professional basketball teams in the 1930s and 1940s, including stops in the Metropolitan Basketball League, American Basketball League, New York State Professional Basketball League, and National Basketball League (NBL). In the NBL, Synnott averaged 2.4 points per game for his career and also won a league championship in 1944–45 with the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons.

Synnott played two seasons of minor league baseball for the Cumberland Colts in the Middle Atlantic League (1931, 1932). A pitcher, he recorded 11 wins and 14 losses with a 4.20 earned run average.