About Jack Shaffer
Lived 1909 – 1963 (aged 53). Jack Shaffer was a basketball player.
John Cleo Shaffer (August 13, 1909 – June 17, 1963) 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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Who was Jack Shaffer?
American basketball player
When was Jack Shaffer born?
Jack Shaffer was born on 13 August 1909 in Grand Island.
When did Jack Shaffer die?
Jack Shaffer died on 17 June 1963 in Akron.
What was Jack Shaffer's occupation?
Jack Shaffer was a basketball player.
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