Red Wallace

Red Wallace
Personal information
Born (1918-07-12)July 12, 1918
Pennsylvania
Died July 7, 1977(1977-07-07) (aged 58)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Fell Township
(Fell Township, Pennsylvania)
College Keystone JC (1937–1939)
Scranton (1939–1941)
Playing career 1944–1953
Number 13, 23, 17
Career history
As player:
1944–1945 New York Gothams
1946 Boston Celtics
1947 Toronto Huskies
1947–1949 Scranton Miners
1949–1951 Paterson Crescents
1951–1952 Allentown Aces
1952–1953 Wilkes-Barre Barons
As coach:
1958–1959 Wilkes-Barre Barons
1957–1977 Elk Lake Warriors
Career highlights and awards

As player:

  • Keystone College Hall of Fame (2005)
  • University of Scranton Hall of Fame

As coach:

  • EPBL champion (1959)
  • PIAA state champion (1969, 1977)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael John "Red" Wallace (July 12, 1918 – July 7, 1977) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played for the Boston Celtics and Toronto Huskies during the 1946–47 Basketball Association of America season, the first in the league's existence.[1] He also played for various teams in the American Basketball League prior to his stint in the BAA.

In college, Wallace played for two seasons at Keystone College, which at the time was a junior college, before finishing his career at the University of Scranton.[2] In his post-playing career, Wallace coached teams in the Eastern Professional Basketball League, winning the league championship in 1958–59 with the Wilkes-Barre Barons.[2] He also coached the Elk Lake (Pa.) High School boys' basketball team and won two state championships.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Red Wallace NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Keystone Giants Hall of Fame – Mike "Red" Wallace". GoKCGiants.com. Keystone College. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  3. "Pennsylvania Basketball Coaches". PAHoops.org. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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