Jack Ozburn

Jack Ozburn
Personal information
Born	January 4, 1913; Murphysboro, Illinois
Died	February 14, 1969 (aged 56); Akron, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Murphysboro (Murphysboro, Illinois)
College	Monmouth (Illinois) (1930–1933)
Position	Guard / forward
Career history
1937–1941	Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1941–1942	Toledo Jim White Chevrolets
Career highlights and awards
	2× NBL champion (1939, 1940); All-NBL First Team (1941); 3× All-NBL Second Team (1938–1940); AAU All-American (1937);

John Andrew Ozburn (January 4, 1913 – February 14, 1969) was an American basketball player who played five seasons in the American National Basketball League (NBL), a precursor to the modern NBA.

Ozburn starred in basketball and track at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Following his college career, he played for the Kansas City Santa Fe Trails of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), where he was named an AAU All-American in 1936. He then moved to the NBL, where he played four seasons for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids from 1937 to 1941, winning league titles in 1939 and 1940. He played one final NBL season for the Toledo Jeeps.^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Summit County HOF profile". Retrieved August 18, 2015.

External links[edit]

NBL stats at basketball-reference.com

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[1] "Summit County HOF profile". Retrieved August 18, 2015.

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