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====== Francis (Frank) Zummach ====== | ====== Francis (Frank) Zummach ====== | ||
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**Weight:** \\ | **Weight:** \\ | ||
**Born:** \\ | **Born:** \\ | ||
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- | **High School:** \\ | + | **High School: |
===== High School Career ===== | ===== High School Career ===== | ||
===== Marquette Career ===== | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
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+ | Zummach started basketball at Marquette as a walk-on. | ||
=== 1930-31 === | === 1930-31 === | ||
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=== 1932-33 === | === 1932-33 === | ||
Averaged 3 points per game. | Averaged 3 points per game. | ||
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+ | He later became Marquette' | ||
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+ | ===== Professional Career ===== | ||
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+ | From 1939 to 1942, Zummach coached professionally for the Sheboygan Red Skins of the the National Basketball League (NBL). His Sheboygan team featured former Marquette players. | ||
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+ | **Zummach reflecting on his experience in the NBL:**\\ | ||
+ | //"It was huge. Season tickets were sold out. ... I got $500 to coach and $100 for legal problems, of which they didn't have any. My law office was in the Security National Bank building. The day after a game, I used to go down the alley behind The Press to the courthouse. Otherwise, I could waste two hours because everyone wanted to talk about the game. I stayed hidden away when we lost. ... Once in a while today, someone will yell, 'Hey, Coach.' | ||
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+ | **Former player, [[Glenn Adams|Glenn " | ||
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+ | ===== Personal ===== | ||
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+ | Zummach graduated from Marquette with an Arts and Sciences degree in 1933 and a Law degree in 1935. His older brother, [[Jack Zummach]] also played at Marquette. | ||
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+ | ===== Trivia ===== | ||
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+ | * Frank is retired, living in Sheboygan and as of 2009, he is the oldest living Marquette basketball player at the age of 98. | ||
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+ | ===== Links ===== | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
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