Friday, April 28, 2017

1946-47 Bellingham Fircrests (PCBL)

1946-47 BELLINGHAM FIRCRESTS
PACIFIC COAST BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Finished: 26-12 .684, 2nd place
Round Robin Playoffs - Finished 9-3

A decent team with a good core, they really didn't take off until adding Al Akins and Bob Cotton in January. The won 15 of their last 19 to climb into second place, heading into the round-robin that would determine the league champion. They would win the round-robin, and therefore, the first champions of the Pacific Coast Basketball League.
  • Head Coach: Gale Bishop (June 4, 1922 - December 26, 2003) Also played. See below.

PLAYERS: 
  • Al Akins (June 13, 1921 - August 29, 1995)
Biography 

  • Gale Bishop (June 4, 1922 - December 26, 2003)
Biography

  • Weyman "Bob" Cotton (December 29, 1920 - March 10, 1999)
Biography

  • Bobby Dorr (May 17, 1917 - July 28, 2005)
Biography

  • Cliff Gaffney (December 30, 1920 - June 13, 2014)
Biography 

  • Ziggy Marcell (September 1, 1916 - October 10, 1990)
Biography

  • Bud Olson (May 23, 1918 - March 19, 2006)
Biography

  • Chuck Patterson (August 2, 1914 - October 1, 1988)
Biography

  • Arky Simon  
Biography

  • Lyle "Tom" Smith (September 29, 1923 - October 31, 2021)
Biography 

  • Don Stitt (June 9, 1915 - June 18, 2007)
Biography

  • Earl Torgeson (January 1, 1924 - November 8, 1990)
Biography 

  • Sid Van Sinderen (July 26, 1923 - February 12, 2017)
Biography 

  • Ray Wark (July 10, 1922 - June 6, 2005)
Biography 

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