About Lou Possner
Lived 1917 – 1990 (aged 72). Lou Possner was a basketball player.
Louis Leonard Possner (August 11, 1917 – March 8, 1990) was a Jewish American basketball player. Possner was an All-American center/power forward at DePaul University. Following the close of his college career, Possner played parts of two seasons with the United States' National Basketball League (NBL), a league that in 1948 would merge with the Basketball Association of America to create the National Basketball Association. Possner played for the NBL's Chicago Bruins and Syracuse Nationals, averaging 2.0 points per game for his NBL career. Possner, also played in the competing American Basketball League, for the Philadelphia Sphas and Paterson Crescents.
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Who was Lou Possner?
basketball player (1917-1990)
When was Lou Possner born?
Lou Possner was born on 11 August 1917.
When did Lou Possner die?
Lou Possner died on 6 March 1990.
What was Lou Possner's occupation?
Lou Possner was a basketball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lou Possner. https://biography.guide/lou-possner/
MLA: "Lou Possner." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lou-possner/.
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