Bob Donham

Robert E. Donham


Born:
October 11, 1926
Hammond, IN

Died:
September 21, 1983
Bellevue, WA


Career
1942-43 Clark High School - Hammond, IN (High School)
1943-44 Clark High School - Hammond, IN (High School)
1944-45 Ohio State University (College)
1946-47 Ohio State University (College)
1947-48 Ohio State University (College)
1948-49 Ohio State University (College)
1949-50 Ohio State University (College)
1950-51 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1951-52 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1952-53 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1953-54 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1954-55 University of Washington (College) Freshmen coach
1955-56 University of Washington (College) Freshmen coach
1956-57 University of Washington (College) Freshmen coach
1957-58 Bowden College - Brusnwick, Maine (College) Coach
1958-59 Bowden College - Brusnwick, Maine (College) Coach
1959-60 Bowden College - Brusnwick, Maine (College) Coach
1960-61 Bowden College - Brusnwick, Maine (College) Coach
1961-62 Bowden College - Brusnwick, Maine (College) Coach

From Hammond, Indiana, Donham graduated from Clark HS and enrolled at Ohio State, but shortly into his freshman year he was drafted into the military service. Upon his return from World War 2, his (like so many other players who served) saw his eligibility reset and he played four more years at Ohio State. Donham graduated from OSU and joined the Celtics, earning $7000 a year. He played for the Celtics a four seasons and later became an assistant coach for Washington. He coached basketball and tennis for five years at Bowden College in Maine before returning to Washington to become a successful stock broker with Merrill Lynch. In his early 50's, Donham suffered a stroke that left half of his body limp. He died a few years later of heart failure at the age of 56.

He was married to Barbara Longpre (d. 2002) in 1957 and they had three sons.

Source:
The Times (Munster, IN), October 19, 1983
The Times (Munster, IN), April 14, 2002

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/donhabo01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=donhabo01