Robert F. Wanzer

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Robert F. Wanzer was an American professional basketball player and coach best known as a Hall of Fame guard for the Rochester Royals in the NBA’s early years.

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instanceOf National Basketball Association player
basketball coach
basketball player
human
allNBASelection All-NBA Team NERFINISHED
allStarSelection NBA All-Star NERFINISHED
coachedTeam Rochester Royals NERFINISHED
collegeAttended Seton Hall University NERFINISHED
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1921-06-04
dateOfDeath 2016-01-23
draftedBy Rochester Royals NERFINISHED
draftLeague Basketball Association of America NERFINISHED
educatedAt Seton Hall University NERFINISHED
era early NBA era
eraOfActivity 1940s
1950s
familyName Wanzer NERFINISHED
fullName Robert Francis Wanzer NERFINISHED
givenName Robert
hallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1987
height 5 ft 11 in
inductedIntoHallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
jerseyNumber 9
league National Basketball Association
memberOfSportsTeam Providence Steamrollers NERFINISHED
Rochester Royals NERFINISHED
militaryService United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED
NBAChampionshipsWon 1
nickname Bobby Wanzer NERFINISHED
notableAchievement one of the first players to shoot over 90 percent on free throws in an NBA season
notableFor being a Hall of Fame guard for the Rochester Royals
numberOfAllStarSelections 5
occupation basketball coach
basketball player
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Pittsford, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED
playedFor Providence Steamrollers NERFINISHED
Rochester Royals NERFINISHED
positionPlayed guard
residence Rochester, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
shoots right
sport basketball
teamChampionshipWonWith Rochester Royals NERFINISHED

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Bobby Wanzer fullName Robert F. Wanzer