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Jack Shaffer

John Cleo Shaffer was an American professional basketball player. He appeared in six games for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the National Basketball League during the 1937–38 season. A son of Russian immigrants, he grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska and attended the Grand Island campus of Doane University before enrolling at DePaul University. He died of a heart attack in 1963.

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Jack Shaffer
Personal information
Born(1909-08-13)August 13, 1909
Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJune 17, 1963(1963-06-17) (aged 53)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College
Playing career1934–1941
PositionForward / center
Career history
1934–1935Olsen's Terrible Swedes
1935–1936Akron Firestones
1936–1938Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1940–1941Fort Wayne

John Cleo Shaffer (August 13, 1909 – June 17, 1963) was an American professional basketball player.12 He appeared in six games for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the National Basketball League during the 1937–38 season.13 A son of Russian immigrants, he grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska and attended the Grand Island campus of Doane University before enrolling at DePaul University.2 He died of a heart attack in 1963.2

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  1. "John Shaffer NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. "Jack Shaffer". Peach Basket Society. September 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. "Jack Shaffer Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 7, 2019.