Nationality American Number 12, 5 Weight 77 kg Pro career 1946–1953 Height 1.8 m | Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Role Basketball Player Name Earl Shannon Positions Basketball positions | |
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Born November 23, 1921
Providence, Rhode Island ( 1921-11-23 ) High school Pawtucket
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island) Died July 8, 2002, Warwick, Rhode Island, United States College Rhode Island Rams men's basketball (1940–1943) | ||
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Earl F. Shannon (November 23, 1921 – July 8, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and college coach. He played for the Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America for three seasons, before being released by the team in 1949 and signing with the Boston Celtics. In three seasons as a player he averaged 8.6 points and 1.3 assists per game.
In one year as Bryant University's head coach (1963–64), the program's first-ever season, the Bulldogs went 12–11. In other coaching roles he served as the University of Rhode Island's freshman basketball coach and an assistant on Providence College's varsity men's basketball squad.
Shannon was also an agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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