Abe Yourist
Russian-American basketball player
About Abe Yourist
Lived 1909 – 1991 (aged 82). Abe Yourist was an athletics competitor, baseball player and basketball player.
Abe Harry Yourist (September 9, 1909 – November 9, 1991) was a Russian-American professional basketball player. He played one game for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets in the National Basketball League during the 1941–42 season. In college, Yourist lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track for Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio.
Yourist was also a professional wrestler for many years, including under the pseudonyms "Pepper Gomez" and the "Masked Marvel". He retired from wrestling around 1970 and also worked for Fenton Aluminum Sash in the Seattle area for 22 years. Yourist had lived in Seattle since 1948.
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Who was Abe Yourist?
Russian-American basketball player (1909-1991)
When was Abe Yourist born?
Abe Yourist was born on 9 September 1909 in Russia.
When did Abe Yourist die?
Abe Yourist died on 9 November 1991 in Seattle, Washington.
What was Abe Yourist's occupation?
Abe Yourist was an athletics competitor, baseball player and basketball player.
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