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Frank Sachse

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Frank Sachse
Personal information
Born(1917-07-24)July 24, 1917
Memphis, Texas
DiedOctober 1, 1989(1989-10-01) (aged 72)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolQuitaque (Quitaque, Texas)
CollegeTexas Tech (1937–1938, 1942–1943)
PositionGuard
Career history
1943–1945Oshkosh All-Stars
Career highlights and awards

Francis Marion "Butch" Sachse Jr. (July 24, 1917 – October 1, 1989) was an American professional basketball and football player.[1][2] He played collegiately at Texas Tech University.[2]

Professional careers

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Football

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Sachse's professional football career spanned three National Football League seasons.[3] He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943), Brooklyn Tigers (1944), and the Boston Yanks (1945).[3] In 20 career games, he completed 32 of 75 pass attempts to go with three touchdowns and six interceptions.[3]

Basketball

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Sachse's basketball career was two seasons spent playing in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars.[1][4] A guard, he averaged 4.5 points per game spanning the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Francis Sachse NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Frank Sachse". Peach Basket Society. January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Frank Sachse NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Frank Sachse Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved May 30, 2019.