Ray Krzoska
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Jennings, Wisconsin, U.S. | October 28, 1918
Died | April 5, 2006 Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 87)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | East (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
College | Milwaukee (1940–1941, 1946–1948) |
Position | Guard |
Coaching career | 1945–1970 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1943 | Oshkosh All-Stars |
1944–1945 | Chicago American Gears |
1946–1949 | Milwaukee Shooting Stars |
As coach: | |
1945–1947 | Cathedral HS |
1948–1950 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
1963–1970 | Milwaukee |
Raymond Richard Krzoska (October 28, 1918 – April 5, 2006) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Chicago American Gears in the National Basketball League averaged 3.8 points per game.[1][3] Krzoska was also a high school and college head coach, notably at Wisconsin–Whitewater (1948–1950) and Milwaukee (1963–1970), his alma mater.[2]
He received a graduate degree from Marquette University.[2] Krzoska died from Alzheimer's disease in 2006.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Raymond Krzoska NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ray Krzoska". Peach Basket Society. January 5, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Raymond Krzoska Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
External links
[edit]- "Ray Krzoska to Coach Cagers at Whitewater", The Milwaukee Journal, August 5, 1948
- "Raymond R. Krzoska obituary", The Milwaukee Journal, April 6, 2006
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2006 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Wisconsin
- Basketball players from Milwaukee
- Chicago American Gears players
- Guards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in Wisconsin
- High school football coaches in Wisconsin
- Marquette University alumni
- Milwaukee Panthers football coaches
- Milwaukee Panthers football players
- Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball coaches
- Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball players
- Oshkosh All-Stars players
- People from Oneida County, Wisconsin
- Sportspeople from Milwaukee
- Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks men's basketball coaches
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in the United States
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs