About Sam Lifschultz
Lived 1905 – 1951 (aged 46). Sam Lifschultz was a basketball coach.
Samuel E. Lifschultz (January 7, 1905 – December 25, 1951) was an American professional basketball coach for the Chicago Bruins, leading the franchise's first season in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL). He coached for just the 1939–40 season in which the team finished with record of 14–14. That squad's stars were rookies out of the Loyola University Chicago, Mike Novak and Wibs Kautz.
He left coaching to pursue business interests full time.
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Who was Sam Lifschultz?
American basketball coach (1905-1951)
When was Sam Lifschultz born?
Sam Lifschultz was born on 7 January 1905.
When did Sam Lifschultz die?
Sam Lifschultz died on 25 December 1951.
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Sam Lifschultz was a basketball coach.
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