Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Ward Myers

Columbus Wardner "Ward" Myers



Born:
April 19, 1908
Huntington County, IN

Died:
April 6, 1987
Charlotte, FL


Career
1929-30 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1930-31 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1931-32 Toledo Red Men (Independent)
1932-33 Fort Wayne Chiefs (NPBL)
1933-34 Fort Wayne Electrics (Independent)
1934-35 Fort Wayne Electrics (Independent)
1935-36 Kingston Colonials (ABL)
1936-37 Akron Firestone (MBC)
1939-40 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL) - Player / coach



Going through news article, it looks like his name is spelled "Myers" and not "Meyers" as other encyclopedias state.

Born to Colubus and Myra Sutton, Ward Myers spend a long time as a player and coach around the Fort Wayne area.

Source:
Indianapolis Star, January 6, 1937
Indianapolis Star, December 27, 1937


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/m/meyerwa01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=meyerwa01

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