Frank Baird
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Personal information | |
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Born | Toledo, Ohio |
April 10, 1912
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Goshen, Indiana |
Nationality | American |
Career information | |
High school | Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | Butler (1931–1934) |
Playing career | 1937–1942 |
Position | Guard / Forward |
Career history | |
1937–1940 1941–1942 |
Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Frank A. Baird (April 10, 1912 – March 20, 2007) was an American basketball player. An early professional in the National Basketball League, he was also an All-American college player at Butler University. Baird played both baseball and basketball at Butler. [1] He then played several years for the Indianapolis Kautskys, averaging 5.1 points per game for his career.[2]
Following his playing career, Baird coached basketball at Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis. He has been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, the Indiana Football Hall of Fame, the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame and the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]
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Categories:
- 1912 births
- 2007 deaths
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Butler Bulldogs baseball players
- Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Indianapolis Kautskys players
- Sportspeople from Indianapolis, Indiana
- Sportspeople from Toledo, Ohio
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs