Nationality American Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) 1938–1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Weight 79 kg | Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Position Guard / Forward Height 1.78 m | |
Born December 31, 1915
Elkins, West Virginia ( 1915-12-31 ) High school Elkins (Elkins, West Virginia) Died 16 August 1974, Columbus, Ohio, United States College West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball (1935–1938) | ||
John Lee "Squint" Phares (December 31, 1915 – August 16, 1974) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball, baseball, and football for West Virginia University. Phares then played in the National Basketball League for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1938–39 season and averaged 6.9 points per game.
In his post-basketball life, he and his wife ran a nursery school in Columbus, Ohio.
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