About Jerry Steiner
Lived 1918 – 2012 (aged 94). Jerry Steiner was an American basketball player and basketball coach.
Jerome C. Steiner (January 7, 1918 – February 1, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL), one of the two leagues that merged to form the National Basketball Association.
Steiner, a 5'7" point guard was a basketball player for Butler University from 1937 to 1940. He made the 1940 All-American team as a senior for the Bulldogs.
After graduating from Butler, Steiner played for one season for the Indianapolis Kautskys of the NBL for the 1945–46 season. After serving in World War II until 1946, Steiner took a job teaching and coaching at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis while playing for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. He left the game after the 1946–47 season.
Steiner died on February 1, 2012, in Bonita Springs, Florida, at the age of 94.
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Who was Jerry Steiner?
American basketball player-coach
When was Jerry Steiner born?
Jerry Steiner was born on 7 January 1918 in Berne.
When did Jerry Steiner die?
Jerry Steiner died on 1 February 2012 in Bonita Springs.
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Jerry Steiner was a basketball player and basketball coach.
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Jerry Steiner was American.
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