Al Bonniwell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 6, 1911 Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
March 8, 2002 (aged 90) Arlington, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Lower Merion (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Dartmouth (1932–1935) |
| Playing career | 1937–1939 |
| Position | Guard / Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1937–1939 | Akron Firestone Non-Skids (NBL) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alfred Eugene "Al" Bonniwell (October 6, 1911 – March 8, 2002) was an American basketball player. An early professional in the National Basketball League, he was also an All-American college player at Dartmouth. Bonniwell played two seasons for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids, averaging 5.1 points per game in 39 contests.[1] Bonniwell served in the U.S. Army in both World War 2 and the Korean war, and was awarded the Bronze Star. He moved to Alexandria, Virginia in 1961, and retired from the Army in 1967 as a colonel. He then worked as an employment counselor for the Virginia Employment Commission's Falls Church from 1968-1978. He married his wife Maxine (1922-2007) in 1949. They remained married until Al's death, and had two daughters (Linda and Debra, and one son, Ronald.[2] In 2010, Bonniwell was posthumously inducted into the Lower Merion High School Basketball Hall of Fame, as the first alumnus of the school to play professional basketball.[3]
References
- ↑ "Alfred Bonniwell basketball-reference.com profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Class of 2010 inducted into Lower Merion Basketball Hall of Fame". Main Line Media News. December 24, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Obituary". Retrieved July 2, 2015.