Nationality American Number 18 Height 1.91 m Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Name Carl Shaeffer Weight 84 kg | Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Role Basketball Player Positions Basketball positions NBA draft 1949 / Undrafted Died October 25, 1974 | |
Born October 25, 1924Delphi, Indiana ( 1924-10-25 ) College Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball (1945–1949) |
Carl Edgel Shaeffer (October 25, 1924 – October 25, 1974) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Indianapolis Olympians in the National Basketball Association between 1949–50 and 1950–51 after a collegiate career at the University of Alabama. Shaeffer was Alabama's first-ever professional basketball player. He became a businessman in Indianapolis, Indiana after his short-lived NBA career.
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