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{{short description|American basketball player}}
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|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>* [[Pittsburgh Ironmen]] (1946-47)
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'''Harry Raymond Zeller ''' was a former professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Pittsburgh Ironmen]]. He attended St. George High School in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web| title = Dr. Harry R. Zeller| work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date = September 24, 2004 | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1054FF4921C24391&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> He attended college at [[Washington & Jefferson College]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Harry Zeller| work = basketball-reference | publisher = Sports Reference LLC. | url =http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/z/zelleha01.html}}</ref>
'''Harry Raymond Zeller '''(July 10, 1919 &ndash; September 22, 2004), also known as '''Hank Zeller''', was a doctor and [[basketball]] player. He attended St. George High School in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web| title = Dr. Harry R. Zeller| work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date = September 24, 2004 | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1054FF4921C24391&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> He was a pre-med student [[Washington & Jefferson College]] where he also played basketball for two years. He later attended the [[University of Pittsburgh]] where he was named captain of the basketball team in 1945.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Jack Sell |title=Apple and Zeller to captain Pitt basketball team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-apple-and-zeller/139831799/ |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=31 October 1945 |page=12 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Danny McGibbeny |title=Roamin' around: A 'break' for Hank Zeller |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-roamin-around/140016247/ |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=29 December 1950 |page=17 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>


Zeller served both in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tough job ends for Hank Zeller |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-tough-job-ends-for/140016450/ |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |date=4 March 1954 |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>

==BAA career statistics==
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;"
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;&nbsp;GP
| Games played
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;FG%&nbsp;
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Field goal (basketball)|Field-goal]] percentage
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;FT%&nbsp;
| [[Free throw|Free-throw]] percentage
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;APG&nbsp;
| [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] per game
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;PPG&nbsp;
| Points per game
|-
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! FG%
! FT%
! APG
! PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 BAA season|1946–47]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen season|Pittsburgh]]
| 48 || .314 || .689 || .6 || 7.5
|-
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 48 || .314 || .689 || .6 || 7.5
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{basketballstats|bbr=z/zelleha01}}

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Latest revision as of 11:24, 1 February 2024

Harry Zeller
Personal information
Born(1919-07-10)July 10, 1919
DiedSeptember 22, 2004(2004-09-22) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. George (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
College
Playing career1946–1949
PositionCenter / forward
Number18, 14
Career history
1946–1947Pittsburgh Ironmen
1947–1948Altoona Railroders
1948–1949Pittsburgh Corbetts
Career statistics
Points362
Assists31
Personal foul177[1]
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Harry Raymond Zeller (July 10, 1919 – September 22, 2004), also known as Hank Zeller, was a doctor and basketball player. He attended St. George High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[2] He was a pre-med student Washington & Jefferson College where he also played basketball for two years. He later attended the University of Pittsburgh where he was named captain of the basketball team in 1945.[3][4]

Zeller served both in World War II and the Korean War.[5]

BAA career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Pittsburgh 48 .314 .689 .6 7.5
Career 48 .314 .689 .6 7.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1946-47 BAA Expanded Leaders". basketball-reference. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ^ "Dr. Harry R. Zeller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 2004.
  3. ^ Jack Sell (31 October 1945). "Apple and Zeller to captain Pitt basketball team". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Danny McGibbeny (29 December 1950). "Roamin' around: A 'break' for Hank Zeller". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Tough job ends for Hank Zeller". The Pittsburgh Press. 4 March 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon

External links[edit]

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